Turkish media calls for Turks to fund, support Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign

Jewish National Syndicate ^ | 7/2/19

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

(July 2, 2019 / MEMRI) Tarek Cherkaoui, the manager of the Turkish state-run news channel TRT World’s research center, wrote an article in April calling upon Turks to donate to the campaign fund of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). The article was widely reprinted in the Turkish media.

The article, written for the English-language website of the Turkish pro-government daily Yeni Safak and published on April 1, 2019, was titled “Media Flak Directed At Ilhan Omar No Surprise At All.” At least seven other Turkish media outlets ran the article, in both English and in Turkish.

It should be noted that U.S. federal law prohibits foreign nationals from donating to political candidates.

In the article, Cherkaoui wrote that “donating money to Omar’s campaign fund would be an adequate way of denying powerful organizations the power to censor alternative voices.”

It is difficult to calculate the reach this call has had among Turkish readers, but Yeni Şafak’s Turkish-language website is one of Turkey’s most popular news websites, and as of Sept. 2018 its Turkish print edition had a weekly circulation of 111,622. Given Omar’s popularity in Turkey, and the fact that the article was published in Turkish as well as in English, it is likely that some Turks have sought to donate to her campaign fund.

Omar’s popularity in Turkey is nothing new.

According to diplomatic sources, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu phoned Omar in Nov. 2016 to congratulate her on her election victory and did so again on her win in November 2018.

In Sept. 2017, Omar met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan;an when he was in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. President Erdogan’s party, the AKP, posted about the meeting on its official Twitter account.

[piasa]

One minute Erdogan’s on the Democrat’s out list because they were schmoozing Gulen… now he’s back in?

[plain talk]

"It should be noted that U.S. federal law prohibits foreign nationals from donating to political candidates."

[windsorknot]

Turkey should be Omar’s new home.

[blueyon]

Per article “It should be noted that U.S. federal law prohibits foreign nationals from donating to political candidates.”

So ARREST HER for campaign finance abuse or whatever the charge would be

[shanover]

She is complete scum and the media will say nothing to scum Turkish collusion.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

UH-OH! COLUSION, COLUSION, COLUSION!

[Freedom56v2]

Per article “It should be noted that U.S. federal law prohibits foreign nationals from donating to political candidates.”

So ARREST HER for campaign finance abuse or whatever the charge would be

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You forgot...

She’s a DemoCRAT...Laws don’t apply.

[DIRTYSECRET]

How will u find out if it’s foreign money?

[Kudsman]

Collusion

[Kudsman]

If Republicans regain the HOR they had better outlaw all foreign money. America for Americans.

[himno hero]

... one of Obama’s supporting brethren committing again.
Helps explain his paybacks to the islamic world, let alone Hillary’s supporters.

[VeniVidiVici]

Ilyich Omar gains more radical Islamic support.

[digger48]

The Little Kenyan Boy found a way around those pesky laws

And so did The Shrew

[Freedom56v2]

Obama turned off certain functions on the credit card links to his campaign...

When you donate, you are asked your name, address, occupation and company you work for.

FEC is supposed to track some of this.

https://legalinsurrection.com/2016/02/fec-flags-thousands-of-illegal-donations-to-sanders-campaign/

Suppose Omar will come up with schemes to avoid, and I am sure there are Grand Canyon wide ways around the law, but her records should be closely scrutinized.

[Redwood71]

You’re right. I hope she takes the money.

The Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations includes a broad prohibition on foreign national activity in connection with elections in the United States.

52 U.S.C. § 30121 and generally, 11 CFR 110.20.

Foreign nationals are prohibited from the following activities:

1. Making any contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, or making any expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement in connection with any federal, state or local election in the United States;

2. Making any contribution or donation to any committee or organization of any national, state, district, or local political party (including donations to a party nonfederal account or office building account);

3. Making any disbursement for an electioneering communication;

4. Making any donation to a presidential inaugural committee.

Persons who knowingly and willfully engage in these activities may be subject to an FEC enforcement action, criminal prosecution, or both.

rwood

[upchuck]

It should be noted that U.S. federal law prohibits foreign nationals from donating to political candidates.

Gee. I wonder how Omar plans to get around this? If I recall correctly, doesn't she already have black marks from the FEC?

[Does so]

Has anyone actually been punished in the last 30 years?

[Retvet]

Omar’s colluding with Turkey not the animal (it’s to smart for her) the country.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Somebody should tell them that is illegal.