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Fox News Host Suggests Omar Supports Sharia Law

March 10, 2019 at 6:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Fox News host Jeanine Pirro suggested that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) supports Sharia law in defiance of the U.S. Constitution because she wears a hijab, Politico reports.

Said Pirro: “She’s not getting this anti-Israel sentiment doctrine from the Democrat Party. So if it’s not rooted in the party, where is she getting it from? Think about it. Omar wears a hijab, which according to the Quran 33:59 tells women to cover so they won’t get molested.”

She added: “Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution?”

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Ilhan Omar

Omar’s Comments Prompt Vote on Anti-Semitism Measure

March 4, 2019 at 3:21 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The House will vote this week on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism prompted by comments made last week by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN),” the Washington Post reports.

“Top Democrats are debating whether the resolution will specifically condemn Omar’s remarks, which include suggesting that supporters of Israel have an ‘allegiance to a foreign country,’ or condemn anti-Semitism generally. But House leaders are prepared to put the measure on the floor quickly once a decision is made.”

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Ilhan Omar

Omar Scorches Elliott Abrams

February 13, 2019 at 4:39 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) grilled President Trump’s Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams during a House Foreign Affairs hearing, arguing that she doesn’t understand why anyone should believe Abrams since he pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in the 1980s about the Iran-Contra affair, Axios reports.

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: Elliot Abrams, Ilhan Omar

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Omar Hits Back at Trump

February 13, 2019 at 1:48 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) responded to President Trump’s call for her resignation by accusing him of having “trafficked in hate your whole life” and questioning when he would learn from his experiences, as Omar said she has, the Washington Post reports.

Said Omar: “I learned from people impacted by my words. When will you?”

Filed Under: House of Representatives, Race Tagged With: Ilhan Omar

Bonus Quote of the Day

November 21, 2018 at 8:54 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Once again, our President proves that you can’t buy a moral compass. And Saudi Arabia proves that you can, on the other hand, buy a President.”

— Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar (D-MN), responding on Twitter to President Trump’s statement that the U.S. will stand by Saudi Arabia even if Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: Ilhan Omar, Saudi Arabia

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