Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., says he’s planning to introduce a resolution condemning Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., for “not only engaging in racist rhetoric about leader [Hakem] Jeffries, but also in calling upon the attorney general to deport a Muslim-American Democratic nominee simply because he’s Muslim-American.”

“I have profound differences of opinion with Assembly member Mamdani, but we had a mutually respectful conversation last weekend, and we’re committed to building a relationship and continuing the dialogue,” Torres said during a Thursday appearance on MSNBC, reports Mediaite.

“But I have a deeply felt obligation to speak out against hate, whether it’s anti-Jewish bigotry or anti-Muslim bigotry,” he added.

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