According to Fox News, a 2018 interview footage of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reappeared on social media this week,
Drawing harsh criticism from well-known conservatives, including Vice President J.D. Vance and congressional GOP leaders.
When asked about domestic terrorism risks and jihadism in the US, Omar is seen in the video saying that Americans should be “more fearful of White men.”
Conservative accounts like LibsofTikTok and Laura Loomer shared the remarks from an Al-Jazeera interview extensively online, garnering millions of views.
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In the interview, Omar stated, “I would say that our country should be more fearful of White men across our country, because they are actually causing most of the deaths within this country.”
In a post on X, the previous Twitter platform, Vice President Vance denounced the statement, saying,
“This isn’t just sick; it’s actually genocidal language.” What an embarrassment this individual is.In response, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said, “This is blatant racism.” Who denounces it?
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Additionally, “ilhanMN never ceases to be an embarrassment for Minnesota,” said GOP Majority Whip Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN), who serves Minnesota’s 6th District.
ORE NEWS: Blue States File Federal Lawsuit, Trump Blocks Wind Energy ProjectsIn response to the criticism, Omar’s office pointed Fox News Digital to a recent post on her X account. She used an Anti-Defamation
League report that claimed white nationalists were accountable for 78% of “extremist-related murders” in 2018 to support her remarks.
The rekindled dispute comes shortly after Omar made news for yelling at a reporter in another instance. Omar said, “F**k off,” in response to a question regarding
Democrats supporting a deported illegal immigrant in El Salvador posed by a journalist from the Daily Caller News Foundation.In response to his detractors, Omar shared the re-released Al-Jazeera video on X and stated, “I said what I said.” You can f**k off with all of your wretched trolls.
