[Ed. – Although she wasn’t actually there at the time. As in, she wasn’t in the Capitol complex.]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is “so personal” for her — even though she wasn’t there at the time — because of the threats she’s received since the day she took office.
At times, comforted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib told the following story …
So what happened on January 6, all I could do is thank Allah that I wasn’t here. I felt overwhelming relief. And I feel bad for Alexandria and so many of my colleagues that were here.
But as I saw it, I thought to myself, thank God that I’m not there. I saw the images that they didn’t get to see until later. …
It’s hard when my seven brothers and six sisters beg me to get protection, many urging me to get a gun for the first time. And I have to tell you — the trauma from just being here, existing, as a Muslim, is so hard.
