A House Democrat and Republican sparred over what the former called Donald Trump’s “fascist takeover” of Washington, D.C.

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s use of that term to describe the National Guard deployment to the capital and the federalization of the city’s police force prompted backlash from Florida’s Byron Donalds, who took offense by asking whether he looked like a “member of the Third Reich.”

The shouting match during a congressional oversight committee hearing Thursday began when Tlaib criticized Republicans’ portrayal of the capital in part by claiming they were just regurgitating baseless narratives and not talking about the district’s “beautiful parts.”

“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,” Tl

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