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Vance Claims Ilhan Omar ‘Definitely Committed Immigration Fraud’

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Vice President JD Vance alleges that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., committed immigration fraud. “Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America,” he said when asked if Omar committed fraud by conservative activist and podcast host Benny Johnson on “The Benny Johnson Show.” Omar is a founding member of “The Squad,” a far-left progressive faction of the Democratic party. She immigrated to the United States from Somalia in 1995 and was naturalized in 2000. Vance announced that the White House is now looking into what can be…

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Omar Shrugs Off Harassment of Jewish Student, Faults UCLA for Not Protecting Anti-Israel Protesters

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As three college presidents testified about antisemitism amid anti-Israel protests and riots on their campuses, a prominent House Democrat brushed off concerns about a Jewish student’s inability to walk on a path at the University of California at Los Angeles and went on to fault UCLA for not protecting anti-Israel protesters. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., responded to a video in which anti-Israel protesters blocked a Jewish student wearing a Star of David necklace from walking on campus. Jewish student wearing a Star of David necklace DENIED entry to his own…

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MoveOn Statement on the GOP’s Improper, Unwarranted, & Islamophobic Attempt to Remove Congresswoman Omar From Her Committee

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Washington, D.C. – Statement from MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting on the improper and Islamophobic attempt to remove Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from her House Foreign Affairs Committee assignment as part of Kevin McCarthy’s corrupt bargain with MAGA: “The attempted removal of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from a committee she has served on for more than two years—and has extensive credentials to continue to serve on—would be improper and unwarranted and would show how radical and out of touch the Republican Party has become. Republicans are clearly more interested in political revenge…

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MoveOn: Removing Omar From Committee: Improper, Unwarranted, and Islamophobic

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Washington, D.C. – Statement from MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting on the improper and Islamophobic removal of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from her House Foreign Affairs Committee assignment as part of Kevin McCarthy’s corrupt bargain with MAGA: “Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans’ removal of Congresswoman Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee is improper, unwarranted, and Islamophobic. Republicans are obviously more interested in political revenge than in governing.  “It’s clear GOP leadership targeted Congresswoman Omar because of her identity and her background, and they ignored her record of service advancing a just…

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House Progressives Will Demand Boebert To Be Stripped Of Committee Assignments Over Attacks At Omar

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<p>House progressives are reportedly preparing a statement urging for Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) to be stripped of her committee assignments, following her refusal to publicly apologize to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after insinuating that the Minnesota Democrat is a terrorist, according to <a href=”https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/12-1-2021/got-omars-back/”>Politico</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo

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Omar Hangs Up On Boebert After GOP Rep Repeats Non-Apology For Racist Trolling

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The beef between Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) isn’t over. <p>On Monday, Omar hung up on Boebert after the far-right extremist repeated her <a href=”https://twitter.com/RepBoebert/status/1464289590282498050?s=20″>non-apology</a> to Omar over the phone after calling the Minnesota Democrat &#8220;the jihad squad.&#8221;</p> Talking Points Memo

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