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| | All four were recruited by Democratic Socialists to run for Congress in 2018. All four have faced ethical charges within their first months in Congress: | | All four were recruited by Democratic Socialists to run for Congress in 2018. All four have faced ethical charges within their first months in Congress: |
| | *Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is accused of [[money laundering]] illegal campaign donations and [[nepotism]]; | | *Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is accused of [[money laundering]] illegal campaign donations and [[nepotism]]; |
| − | *Rashida Tlaib is accused of transferring money from her campaign fund to herself; | + | *[[Rashida Tlaib=T;aib]] is accused of transferring money from her campaign fund to herself; |
| | *Ilhan Omar is accused of [[perjury]], immigration fraud and tax fraud; | | *Ilhan Omar is accused of [[perjury]], immigration fraud and tax fraud; |
| | *Ayanna Pressley is accused of racist and homophobic statements. | | *Ayanna Pressley is accused of racist and homophobic statements. |
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| | Though members of the Squad (particularly Ocasio-Cortez) have on occasion claimed to be the "victims" of numerous death threats for their attacks on Trump, congressional security officials have confirmed that they have not been threatened more than is average for members of Congress.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/capitol-police-meet-with-members-of-political-squad-about-safety-concerns</ref> | | Though members of the Squad (particularly Ocasio-Cortez) have on occasion claimed to be the "victims" of numerous death threats for their attacks on Trump, congressional security officials have confirmed that they have not been threatened more than is average for members of Congress.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/capitol-police-meet-with-members-of-political-squad-about-safety-concerns</ref> |
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| − | Two outspoken [[Jew]]-[[hate]]rs, Tlaib and Omar, have been barred from travelling to [[Israel]].<ref>https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/08/israel-bans-reps-ilhan-omar-and-tlaib-from-entering-the-country/</ref> When Rashida Tlaib Tlaib requested to visit her mother-in-law (her first husbands mother who is also Rasjida Tlaib Tlaib's grandmother), Israel granted her special permission which she relented in favor of attending an anti-Jewish event. | + | Two outspoken [[Jew]]-[[hate]]rs, Tlaib-Tlaib and Omar, have been barred from travelling to [[Israel]].<ref>https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/08/israel-bans-reps-ilhan-omar-and-tlaib-from-entering-the-country/</ref> When Rashida Tlaib Tlaib requested to visit her mother-in-law (her first husbands mother who is also Rasjida Tlaib Tlaib's grandmother), Israel granted her special permission which she relented in favor of attending an anti-Jewish event. |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |