April 16, 2019 Ilhan Omar raises nearly $1M after controversies, tops other progressive Dems like AOC, Tlaib Embattled Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar is beating other House Democrats by raising nearly $1 million, despite a series of anti-Semitic controversies that plagued the first three months in office.
April 15, 2019 CNN's Anderson Cooper trashes 'bully' Trump over Omar tweet, says he has no 'sense of shame' CNN anchor Anderson Cooper blasted President Trump on Monday for his tweet calling out Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for her comments about the 9/11 terror attacks.
April 15, 2019 Trump blasts Pelosi, Omar after 9/11 video controversy President Trump blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for defending Rep. Ilhan Omar, and called the freshman Democrat “anti-Semitic” and “out of control.”
April 15, 2019 Ilhan Omar: I've experienced more 'direct threats on my life' since Trump tweet of 9/11 video Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said Sunday night she's received an influx of death threats since President Trump tweeted a video that combined comments from the congresswoman — which critics said were dismissive of the Sept. 11 attacks — with footage from Ground Zero.
April 14, 2019 Qanta Ahmed: Ilhan Omar is a disgrace to Islam and doesn’t represent my Muslim religion Rep. Ilhan Omar continues to be an embarrassment and a disgrace for me and other American Muslims with her outrageous, ignorant, anti-Semitic and now anti-American comments. She projects a distorted and patently Islamist interpretation of Islam – a religion that in reality stands for the values of justice, peace and ethical conduct.
April 14, 2019 Pelosi moves to ensure Ilhan Omar's safety, calls for Trump to take down video House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday that she's taken steps to ensure the safety of Rep. Ilhan Omar following President Trump’s tweet of a video that, according to critics, showed the Minnesota Democrat being dismissive of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
April 14, 2019 Conway: House Democratic leaders frustrated with Ocasio-Cortez, Omar and other 'radical freshmen' White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway said on Sunday that she believes there a number of moderate Democrats in the House who are willing to work with President Trump, but that the “radical freshman” lawmakers are frustrating them and hindering any attempts at bipartisanship.
April 14, 2019 Nadler blasts Trump for tweeting video of 9/11 attacks and Omar comments, says he has 'no moral authority' House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., slammed President Trump on Sunday for tweeting a video over the weekend that combined images of the 9/11 terror attacks with remarks by freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.
April 14, 2019 Rashida Tlaib claims Dem leadership uses party’s minority members as tokens of diversity Another sign emerged Saturday of frustration between far-left Democrats in Congress and the party's entrenched leadership.
April 13, 2019 Dan Gainor: Ilhan Omar and WikiLeaks draw praise and criticism in media The offensive 9/11 comments made by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., have now escalated into a full-scale war of words. Many in the media are siding with Omar, of course.