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Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota — one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress last fall — is accused of sending a string of "anti-Semitic" tweets.
The Minnesota freshman Democrat issued a statement on Monday apologizing for what critics viewed as anti-Semitic comments that she made over the weekend. Omar apologizes for 'anti-Semitic' tweets ...
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. [6] Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing part of Minneapolis.
Rep. Ilhan Omar has apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress are paid to support Israel, but President Trump called her apology "lame."
House Republicans accuse Omar of antisemitism in past while she claims their attempts to remove her are racist Ilhan Omar vote - live: Squad member ousted from Foreign Affairs panel despite AOC ...
[69] [70] During the same month, Representative Ilhan Omar called Miller a white nationalist as part of her comments on the Department of Homeland Security overhaul, which led to a strong response from several Republicans, including Representative Lee Zeldin and Donald Trump Jr., who accused her of anti-Semitism as Miller is Jewish. [71]
Anti-semitism allegations on the other hand play a much larger role in Ilhan Omar's career because she hasn't been accused of much else. Grognard Extraordinaire Chess Ping when replying 17:20, 3 January 2020 (UTC) Chess posted: anti-semitism as well as the Israel/Palestine conflict has been a focal point of basically her entire political tenure.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and other Democratic House leaders issue joint statement condemning comments made over Twitter by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.