Somali-born Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar had previously called Republicans \u201cfull of sh*t\u201d for lionizing the late Charlie Kirk<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump has slammed Democratic lawmaker Ilhan Omar as \u201cscum\u201d after she narrowly escaped a censure vote in the House of Representatives for making disparaging remarks about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Trump also brought up unsubstantiated rumors of her marrying her brother in order to become a US citizen.
\nOmar, who emigrated from Somalia, is the first naturalized US citizen from Africa to serve in Congress. She represents Minnesota\u2019s 5th District and is part of the so-called \u2018squad\u2019 of progressive left-wing Democrats that frequently clash with Republicans.
\nAfter Kirk\u2019s assassination, she accused Republicans of being \u201cfull of sh*t\u201d for praising him as a civil debater and suggested his \u201chateful rhetoric\u201d was what got him killed. Omar called it \u201ceffed up\u201d to claim that Kirk \u201cjust wanted to have a civil debate.\u201d
\nHer remarks drew swift condemnation from conservatives, who accused Omar of inciting more division and pointing out that Kirk had built his platform on engaging in discussions with students across the country about politics, religion, and social issues.<\/p>\n
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In a Truth Social post on Friday, Trump stated that Omar \u201ctells us how to run America\u201d, while her country of birth Somalia is \u201cplagued by lack of central Government control, persistent Poverty, Hunger, Resurgent Terrorism, Piracy, decades of Civil War, Corruption, and pervasive Violence.\u201d
\nTrump also revived unconfirmed allegations that Omar had \u201cmarried her brother in order to gain Citizenship,\u201d adding, \u201cWhat SCUM we have in our Country, telling us what to do, and how to do it.\u201d
\nFollowing Omar\u2019s comments, Republican Representative Nancy Mace introduced a resolution to censure the progressive lawmaker and strip her of committee assignments for \u201csmearing\u201d Kirk and implying he was to blame for his own murder. On Wednesday, Omar survived the motion by a single vote, 214\u2013213, after four Republicans sided with Democrats to defeat it.
\nOmar has rejected the accusations, saying she was among the first to condemn Kirk\u2019s killing. A spokesperson said she had \u201cexplicitly expressed her sympathies and prayers\u201d to his family and condemned the assassination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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