Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Friday defended her calls for impeachment that included calling President Trump a “motherfucker” Thursday night.
Although her comments were directed at the president, she said that her efforts to impeach the president were not “just about Donald Trump,” but are a way to rise in the midst of a “constitutional crisis.”
“This is not just about Donald Trump. This is about all of us,” Tlaib tweeted the morning after making her comments. “In the face of this constitutional crisis, we must rise.”
This is not just about Donald Trump. This is about all of us. In the face of this constitutional crisis, we must rise.
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) January 4, 2019
The first female Palestinian-American to be voted into Congress used her first day as a congresswoman on Thursday to paraphrase what she told her son: “We’re going to go in and impeach the motherfucker.”
Tlaib also said that she made her vulgar comment “unapologetically” and cited a common phrase used by progressives to defend her statement.
“I will always speak truth to power. #unapologeticallyMe,” Tlaib tweeted Friday.
I will always speak truth to power. #unapologeticallyMe
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) January 4, 2019
