Rashida Tlaib attributes furor over her historically ignorant Holocaust remarks to ‘racist idiots’

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is as indignant as she is ignorant.

“Racist idiots” are attacking her for claiming falsely that Palestinians offered a “safe haven” to Jews following the Holocaust, the representative claimed Monday evening in a conversation with “Late Night” host and unofficial Democratic spokesman Seth Meyers, joking that she will speak like a fourth grader from now on so they can better follow along.

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