Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Byron Donalds of Florida got into it during a House Oversight Committee after she accurately described the Trump administration’s federal takeover of Washington as “fascist.”
In the final moments of her speaking time, Tlaib urged Republicans not to take criticisms of policy “so personally.”
“We’re attacking a process. We’re not attacking people here,” said the Michigan Democrat. "I think it's really important—we need to stand up against this fascist takeover. That's not a bad word. It's a fact.”
Donalds, a Republican representing Florida, then tried to interrupt her as her speaking time expired. "Chairman,” he said, addressing Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, “I think it's saying that the gentlelady doesn't have an argument, but she's going to