Nancy Mace trying to censure Ilhan Omar over Charlie Kirk comment

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a privileged resolution earlier this week to censure Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and remove her from committee assignments over comments about Charlie Kirk, claiming in a statement that “Ilhan Omar has shown us exactly who she is: someone who defends political violence and refuses to condemn the loss of innocent lives when it doesn’t suit her agenda, even the cold-blooded assassination of Charlie Kirk.”

During an interview on a Zeteo town hall with Mehdi Hasan the day after the assassination of the prominent conservative activist, Omar commented that Kirk’s killing was “really mortifying,” adding, “You know, all I could think about was his wife, his children, that image is going to live forever.”

Omar, however, mentioned Kirk’s previous takes that she disagreed with, stating, “Yeah, there is nothing more effed up, you know, like then, then to completely pretend that you know, his words and actions have not been recorded and in existence for for the last decade or so.”

Omar hit back at Mace on X, posting that the South Carolina representative is trying to censure her over comments she never said to benefit her own political ambitions.

“Fun fact: Nancy Mace is trying to censure me over comments I never said,” Omar wrote on X, adding, “Her res does not contain a single quote from me because she couldn’t find any.”

“Unlike her, I have routinely condemned political violence, no matter the political ideology. This is all an attempt to push a false story so she can fundraise and boost her run for Governor,” Omar concluded.

Censuring Omar would strip her of all committee assignments, removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce, and the Committee on the Budget.

The Minnesota representative was previously removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in February 2023 after she was accused of making antisemitic comments that she later apologized for.

Immediately after, Texas Progressive Rep. Greg Casar gave notice of intent to offer a separate privileged resolution to censure Florida GOP Rep. Cory Mills over accusations that he assaulted his girlfriend at his Washington, D.C., apartment, threatened an ex-girlfriend, misrepresented events around the Bronze Star he was awarded in the Army, made false financial disclosures, and campaign finance violations.

In a response previously reported by ABC News, Mills said the assault allegations were “false and misrepresent the nature of my interactions.”

Mills has denied the other allegations and said that the assault charge has been dropped by D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department.

“I would like to thank the Metro Police Department for their diligent investigation into false and misleading accusations made against me by the media, ensuring that both truth and justice prevailed,” Mills said in a statement to The Hill.

ABC News has reached out to the MPD for confirmation.

Speaker Mike Johnson has not weighed in on either resolution. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Mace’s effort “ridiculous.”

“I haven’t read the Nancy Mace resolution, so I have no idea what Nancy Mace is talking about, but the notion that Nancy Mace is trying to send a message to Ilhan Omar or any of us is ridiculous. It’s ridiculous.”

A censure of a lawmaker is a formal reprimand of their actions, statements or combination of the two. It requires a simple majority for passage. Democrats are expected to table Mace’s resolution while Republicans will likely do the same for Casar’s effort, likely later this week.

GOP leaders must consider the censure efforts within two legislative days. There will be a vote on a Democratic motion to table Mace’s resolution to remove Omar from her committee assignments Wednesday night.

-Tierra Cunningham contributed to this report.