JUST IN: Four RINOs Block Ilhan Omar’s Censure

A vote to censure Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for remarks made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination went down in flames on Wednesday after four Republicans voted with Democrats in unison to block the GOP-led motion.

One day earlier, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-NC) had filed a motion seeking to strip the “Squad” Democrat from posts on two committees and one subcommittee after Omar declared Republicans are “full of s**t” for their outrage over the killing of Kirk. The four GOP representatives blocked a procedural vote that would have brought the resolution before the full House for a vote.

The vote to table allowed lawmakers to pause consideration of a bill without having to vote on the bill itself.

The measure failed by a single vote of 214-213. Republicans siding with Democrats included Mike Flood (R-NE), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), and Cory Mills (R-FL).

McClintock said in an interview after the vote that he opposed Omar’s remarks but felt equally compelled to defend her First Amendment grounds to speak out.

“Ilhan Omar’s comments regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk are vile and contemptible. They deserve the harshest criticism of every man and woman of good will. But this disgusting and hateful speech is still speech and is protected by our First Amendment,” he said.

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“Censure is formal punishment by the House and we have already gone too far down this road. Omar’s comments were not made in the House and even if they were, they broke no House rules. A free society depends on tolerating ALL speech — even hateful speech — confident that the best way to sort good from evil is to put the two side by side and trust the people to know the difference.”

Hurd responded similarly, “Ilhan Omar’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, as well as her comments about those who supported Charlie, are ghoulish and evil. I condemn them completely.”

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“But I voted against today’s censure because it tried to strip another Member of Congress from committees and to silence her for exercising the First Amendment right to free speech. The right response to reprehensible speech like this isn’t silencing: it’s more speech. That’s what Charlie Kirk believed and practiced, and I agree,” he told Fox News Digital.

Democrats in response agreed to drop a censure motion against Mills, who has been accused of domestic abuse, stolen valor, and financial misconduct, all of which he denies.

“The 7 Articles and 27 Amendments of our Constitution are not followed only when it serves your purpose…We may not like or agree with what someone says, but that does not mean we should deny their protected 1A Right,” Mills posted.

Flood told Fox that the proper avenue for addressing Omar’s comments would be the House Ethics Committee.

“Ilhan Omar’s statements and social media posts are reprehensible and should be referred to the Ethics Committee. The appropriate time to consider a censure motion would be after ethics reviews her conduct,” Flood said.