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.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Your tax dollars at work.
Somalia got approximately $3 billion in US foreign aid.
Overall, U.S. security assistance to Somalia and peacekeeping operations in the country amounts to approximately $3 billion, making Somalia among the most significant recipients of security aid in sub-Saharan Africa.
Another $450 million went to drought and famine aid. (Mar 20, 2023)
Nice try, people. “Disgrace” is an unknown concept to Democrats.
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I guess THAT’S WHY WE ARE APPROACHING TOTAL COLAPSE OF OUR ECONOMY.
I BLAME HER AND ALL THE OTHER COUNTRIES WHO RECEIVED FUNDING WHILE WE WERE PAYING.
I’m becoming close to ...BITTER.
BTTT
Ilhan Omar needs to resign and DEPORTED!!
Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.”
Congressional Oath of Office
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
Al-Shabab Somali Terrorist Is Caught and Released at Biden’s “secure” US Border
Somali terrorist roamed Free in US for Nearly a Year
GATEWAYPUNDIT ^ | 1/29/2024 | jim hoft
Posted on 1/29/2024, 11:45:50 AM by bitt
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced on X that he will file suit against the Biden regime following the news that an Al-Shabab Somali Islamic terrorist crossed over Biden’s open border and roamed free in the United States for nearly a year before his arrest.
TWEET I didn’t serve in the United States Army during the War on Terror just to sit by and allow terrorists into our nation because Joe Biden refuses to secure the border.
See you in court, @POTUS. https://t.co/onSDkPtAcM — Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) January 29, 2024
The Daily Caller reported on Al-Shabab Somali terrorist who was apprehended at the open southern border and then released inside the United States.
Federal authorities caught a Somali terrorist at the U.S. southern border and released him into the country, where he roamed freely for nearly a year before being arrested in Minnesota just days ago, according to an internal federal memo exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The unnamed individual, who the memo only identifies as a member of the Somali terror group al-Shabaab, was released shortly after being caught illegally crossing the southern border near San Ysidro, California on March 13, 2023, according to the memo, which the DCNF is not publishing in order to protect the identity of a confidential source.
The Terrorist Screening Center “deemed him a ‘mismatch’” after running his name through the terror watchlist, according to the memo, which was sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.
However, on January 18, 2024, the Terrorist Screening Center “made a redetermination” that the individual was “a confirmed member of al-Shabaab” and was involved in the use, manufacture or transport of explosives or firearms, the memo states. Two days later, ICE nabbed the al-Shabaab member in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Border Patrol caught 172 terror watchlist suspects attempting to enter the U.S. illegally during fiscal year 2023. Former homeland security officials say the constant deluge of illegal immigrants hitting the southern border is making it easier for bad actors to slip into the country.
Expecting Omar to resign? She will never resign!
Um, why? If her constituents object to her, they can vote her out later this year. And if her constituents don't object, well, why shouldn't she remain in Congress? Isn't that how our "representative democracy" works?
You people just don't get it, do you? Just can't get it. If you make an idol out of our system of government and then bow down to worship it, you get what you get. Government is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
Things need to change.
Well, DSH, perhaps because her very words demonstrate that she has NO intent to support America? Her own words...
That’s why she should be expelled from the Congress.
She shouldn’t be in Congress for many reasons.
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