Posted on 01/30/2024 1:20:34 AM PST by Libloather
A top House Republican called on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to resign Monday for delivering a speech in which her critics say she placed Somali interests ahead of American ones.
“Ilhan Omar’s appalling, Somalia-first comments are a slap in the face to the Minnesotans she was elected to serve and a direct violation of her oath of office,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) wrote on X. “She should resign in disgrace.”
Omar, the first Somali-American in Congress, appeared to assure her Somali-American constituents that she would do everything in her power to prevent the disputed, breakaway Republic of Somaliland from entering into a sea-access deal with landlocked Ethiopia.
A clip of the Minnesota lawmaker went viral with over 2.6 million views after it was posted on X, with a translation saying Omar had said: “As Somalis, one day we will go after our missing territories.”
The congresswoman claims her remarks were lost in translation.
“It’s not only slanted but completely off,” Omar said of the subtitles in a video of her speech shared by Republic of Somaliland Foreign Minister Rhoda Elmi. “But I wouldn’t expect more from these propagandists.”
“While I am in Congress, no one will take Somalia’s sea,” Omar said during the Jan. 27 speech, according to a translation she deemed to be more accurate. “The United States will not back others to rob us. So, do not lose sleep over that.”
Elmi urged House leadership and Democrats to “take note of [Omar’s] public conduct,” arguing that the speech was “unbecoming [of] a United States Congresswoman.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) slammed Omar for vowing to protect Somalia’s borders while opposing efforts to shore up the US-Mexico border.
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Another turd worlder without any knowledge of being American, still patronizing her roots of the Islamic shithole she came from as a congresswoman promoting the advancement of Somalia?
We had a president promoting his turd world agenda with the might of America.
What’s needed is an America first agenda, by Americans.
Fubo
Watch the House Democrat phalanx line up shoulder-to-shoulder to defend her - unlike the useless back-stabbing Republicans who got rid of George Santos over stuff that the ranking House Democrats do every day.
Is there any Democrat that doesn’t put America’s interests last, or prays to their false god for its destruction?
Glad to see more exposing to public of her Somalia first agenda. It’s been obvious for many years. Why American’s keep thinking/supporting immigrants who didn’t come here to assimilate for any job that is of power is beyond me. It’s not “fair” and they don’t “deserve a chance” till they show they understand core American values and reject their old ways. I’m not sure that’s possible for many immigrants pride of original heritage is a big stumbling block. God allows such challenges to see if people want to be teachable by Him or remain selfish.
Open border RINO civnatcuck idiots should be forced to publicly explain why they think the border should be left wide open to allow scum like her to emmegrate into the country.
Translate this Omar... Fuc* You!
Also the first to insert an “f-bomb” into a rally.
(Which first-generation English-speakers are wont to do).
She is a beyotch.
Careful. She might blow up on you.
If she dies while she’s a member of Congress, there will be demands that her body should lie in state underneath the Capitol rotunda!
They should be working on expelling her from the Congresss, ASAP.
The only thing holding them up is the degree to which many of them agree with her sentiments...sadly.
There are Democrats who flap their yapper about “America first”. Smoke and mirrors. How else could they get support?
“Rep. Ilhan Omar faces calls to ‘resign in disgrace’ over speech in support of Somalia”
Cries of racism in 3, 2, 1...
She wrote a book-——”This Is What America Looks Like:
My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman”
The fairy tail of her life.
Rep. Ilhan Omar represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs.
An experienced Twin Cities policy analyst, organizer, public speaker and advocate, Rep. Omar was sworn into office in January 2019, making her the first African refugee to become a Member of Congress, the first woman of color to represent Minnesota, and one of the first two Muslim-American women elected to Congress.
As a legislator, Rep. Omar is committed to fighting for the shared values of the 5th District, values that put people at the center of our democracy. She plans to focus on tackling many of the issues that she hears about most from her constituents, like investing in education and freeing students from the shackles of debt; ensuring a fair wage for a hard day’s work; creating a just immigration system and tackling the existential threat of climate change.
Rep. Omar also plans to resist attempts to divide us and push destructive policies that chip away at our rights and freedoms—and to build a more inclusive and compassionate culture, one that will allow our economy to flourish and encourage more Americans to participate in our democracy.
Born in Somalia, Rep. Omar and her family fled the country’s civil war when she was eight. The family spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya before coming to the United States in 1990s. In 1997, she moved to Minneapolis with her family. As a teenager, Rep. Omar’s grandfather inspired her to get involved in politics. Before running for office, she worked as a community educator at the University of Minnesota, was a Policy Fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and served as a Senior Policy Aide for the Minneapolis City Council.
Rep. Omar is the Vice-Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee. She also serves on the House Education and Workforce Committee, where she is a member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, Pensions (HELP).
She is the Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Vice Chair of Medicare For All Caucus. You can find her full list of Caucus memberships here.
Washington DC Office
1730 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4755
Minneapolis District Office
310 E 38th St
Suite 222
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Phone: (612) 333-1272
She should go BACK TO HER NATIVE LAND AND HELP IT BECOME A DECENT PLACE TO LIVE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ...ILHAN, OMAR, OR WHATEVER YOUR REAL NAME IS.
We do NOT need her here.
Everything about her is fake.
We need to find out deals she’s made w/ Somalia and other Third world hellholes to advance their expansionist agenda (using US tax dollars).
Could also involve payments to her husband.
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