Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibTrump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' George Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge MORE (D-Mich.) become the first Muslim woman to ever preside over the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

"Presided over the U.S. House of Representatives today. Not bad for a girl from Detroit that didn't speak English when I started school & first in my family to graduate high school & college," Tlaib wrote celebrating the historic moment on Twitter. Presided over the U.S. House of Representatives today. Not bad for a girl from Detroit that didn't speak English when I started school & first in my family to graduate high school & college. This was a proud moment & it sank in just a little more that I am serving in Congress. pic.twitter.com/klafYdhcbO — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) May 15, 2019

Tlaib presided over the House during a vote on a tribal lands bill Wednesday afternoon which was aimed at securing a federal trust status for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's land in Massachusetts. The measure had been opposed by President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, but passed with support from Democrats.

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Her turn presiding over the House comes a week after fellow Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezWells Fargo CEO issues apology after saying there was a 'limited pool of Black talent' Brand responds to Trump claim protesters throw tuna cans at police: 'Eat em, don't throw em' CNN's Don Lemon: 'Blow up the entire system' remark taken out of context MORE (N.Y.) made history by becoming the youngest woman to do the job.

It also marks a bright spot in a week of criticism for Tlaib, as she faces harsh backlash from conservatives over comments about the Holocaust.

"There’s, you know, there’s a kind of a calming feeling, I always tell folks, when I think of the Holocaust and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors — Palestinians — who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity, their existence, in many ways, had been wiped out," Tlaib said in an interview that aired earlier this week. "I mean, just all of it was in the name of trying to create a safe haven for Jews, post-the Holocaust, post-the tragedy and the horrific persecution of Jews across the world at that time."

Republicans have condemned the comments as anti-Semitic, attributing her use of the phrase "calming feeling" to describing the Holocaust itself.

The backlash has sparked Democrats to rally behind Tlaib and demand an apology from Republicans, accusing conservatives of taking her quote out of context. Some, including Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersOutrage erupts over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling Dimon: Wealth tax 'almost impossible to do' Grand jury charges no officers in Breonna Taylor death MORE (I-Vt.), have also suggested the criticism stems from Tlaib's Muslim faith and have blasted the attacks on the freshman lawmaker as an effort to divide "the American people up by their religion."