‘Squad’ Member Rashida Tlaib Wins Primary in Michigan 'My community responded last night and said our Squad is big...'
By Managing Editor
August 5, 2020
Rashida Tlaib/IMAGE: YouTube
(Associated Press) “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib won a challenge for her House seat in Michigan’s primary, in a rematch with the woman she narrowly defeated two years ago.
Tlaib, one of the first two Muslim women in Congress, easily secured likely re-election to the 13th District in and around Detroit. Her opponent in Tuesday’s primary was Detroit City Council President President Brenda Jones, who lost by 1 percentage point in 2018 when the primary field was larger. Jones on the same day defeated Tlaib to later fill out the remainder of John Conyers’s term.
Tlaib, 44, will face an underdog Republican candidate in November.
The showdown in one of the country’s poorest districts had featured Jones criticizing Tlaib’s confrontational style and vowing to focus on bringing home funding. Tlaib once called the president an expletive while vowing to impeach him. He later targeted her with racist tweets.
“Headlines said I was the most vulnerable member of the Squad,” Tlaib tweeted Wednesday. “My community responded last night and said our Squad is big. It includes all who believe we must show up for each other and prioritize people over profits. It’s here to stay, and it’s only getting bigger.”
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Poster Comment:
Tlaib's district includes Dearborn which has the highest concentration of Muslims in the nation.