Ilhan Omar: McCarthy a ‘coward’ for not condemning Islamophobic comments

Congresswoman also says she is confident' Nancy Pelosi will take decisive action' against Lauren Boebert, a pro-Trump rightwinger

Kevin McCarthy is a liar and a coward", Ilhan Omar said on Sunday, regarding the House Republican leader's refusal to condemn Lauren Boebert, the Colorado Republican who has made bigoted and Islamophobic comments about her Democratic counterpart from Minnesota.

Omar also said she was very confident" that the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, will take decisive action" against Boebert in the week to come, perhaps by removing committee assignments or seeking formal censure.