"Following the vote, House Foreign Affairs member Ken Buck, R-Colo., was overheard in an elevator calling it the “stupidest vote in the world.” Fellow Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, agreed and added that all it does is make Omar a “martyr.” They both also agreed that it was simply a retaliatory vote in response to Democrats removing certain Republicans from committees in the 117th Congress.
After airing their grievances, the pair reportedly asked those around them "not to let leadership know their thoughts."
Obviously the Chinese just wanted to see how we would react. That is, it was a trial balloon. I assume 53 million people have already made this joke, although oddly I haven’t seen it.
Ken Buck speaks out.
https://rollcall.com/2023/02/02/house-votes-to-remove-omar-from-foreign-affairs-panel-as-democrats-cry-hypocrisy-and-racism/
"Following the vote, House Foreign Affairs member Ken Buck, R-Colo., was overheard in an elevator calling it the “stupidest vote in the world.” Fellow Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, agreed and added that all it does is make Omar a “martyr.” They both also agreed that it was simply a retaliatory vote in response to Democrats removing certain Republicans from committees in the 117th Congress.
After airing their grievances, the pair reportedly asked those around them "not to let leadership know their thoughts."
Friday Trial Ballon from Paul Krugman: