US lawmaker Rashida Tlaib condemns cartoon showing her with exploding pager
U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) addresses striking workers at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery on the picket line in Detroit, Michigan U.S., September 9, 2024.
Palestinian American U.S. lawmaker Rashida Tlaib on Friday condemned as racist a cartoon published in the conservative magazine National Review showing her with an exploding pager - a reference to an attack this week against members of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
"Our community is already in so much pain right now. This racism will incite more hate + violence against our Arab & Muslim communities, and it makes everyone less safe. It's disgraceful that the media continues to normalize this racism," Tlaib wrote on the social media platform X.
