Rashia Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan in the U.S. House, is known for her violence-themed, offensive and often obscene rants about the nation in which she lives.
Like this one, (be aware of her foul language) in which she claims the “political structures we are surrounded by were built on slavery and genocide.”
Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib: “The political structures that we are surrounded by were built on slavery and genocide and oppression. Look at this room, motherf******. We aren’t going anywhere. Now we’re in Congress and every corner of the United States.” pic.twitter.com/GEJ96VhU41
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) July 12, 2026
It was too much for Hollywood’s Justine Bateman of “Family Ties” fame, who also has directed and produced projects, and won awards, and has authored several books.
These people are ridiculous.
They have lost all tethers to a sense of self. Their entire identity now relies on this treasonous hate of America. They make up fantasies of how horrible America never was to justify their need to “fight tyranny.” They have no identity but this. And… https://t.co/0IBW55TE5r— Justine Bateman (@JustineBateman) July 13, 2026
She said:
These people are ridiculous. They have lost all tethers to a sense of self. Their entire identity now relies on this treasonous hate of America. They make up fantasies of how horrible America never was to justify their need to “fight tyranny.” They have no identity but this. And they cling to it with a death grip, because they have nothing else. None of it is true. Not the fantasy about America about which she is shrieking, not her identity of believing herself to be some “hero” in a movie about an oppressive government, and not the resulting congress-free, senate-free, President-free, childish (and completely chaotic) future she sees for this country.
She is an infant. She and others like her will not get their way. Not even close. If you have a modicum of common sense, it’s time to let your line in the sand about tolerance be made known. Myself, I have a limit to tolerance. I have a limit to patience. I know there is a limit to free speech. If your plan is to tear down the United States of America, if your plan is treason, I will not tolerate you, I will have zero patience for you, and I will not defend your right to free speech.
A posting at Gateway Pundit pointed out, “If someone like Justine Bateman is saying this to Tlaib, you can be sure that millions of Americans feel the same way.”
It continued, “People all over the political spectrum are getting tired of the antics of people like Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. Every time the woman speaks, it’s a fire and brimstone diatribe about the evils of America. She doesn’t talk like a member of congress. She sounds more like the unhinged leader of an invading force, threatening to take down the very country she claims to represent. Everyone is sick of it.”
