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After week of controversy, Rep. Ilhan Omar says her criticism of President Obama was distorted
ABC News ^ | 08 Mar 2019 | John Verhovek

Posted on 03/08/2019 4:29:54 PM PST by blueplum

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has been at the center of controversy all week on Capitol Hill, said Friday that a perceived criticism she gave of former President Barack Obama was the result of a reporter distorting her words.

n an interview Omar gave to POLITICO Magazine, the freshman Democrat said while it is right to criticize President Donald Trump and the policies of his administration, she also feels that there are "ways that our Democratic leaders have conducted themselves within the system is not one that we are all proud of."

"You know I will talk about the family separation or caging of kids and people will point out that this was Trump -- I mean this was Obama. I mean I'll say something about the droning of countries around the world and people will say that was Obama. And all of that is very true," Omar, who posted audio of the specific portion of the interview on Twitter, said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan; US: Minnesota; US: New York; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: backpedals; berniesanders; deanphillips; ilhanomar; michigan; minnesota; newyork; ocasiocortez; omar; rashidatlaib; scandals; trump; vermont
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Politico's response to the accusation their reporter 'distorted'??

Politico's response to Omar posting her own audio recording of the interview?

And, finally, any bets on how fast Omar got a phone call after the first story broke?

1 posted on 03/08/2019 4:29:54 PM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Omar the goof maker is the one who is distorted. 100% Pure Idiot.


2 posted on 03/08/2019 4:31:59 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: blueplum

Dumb broad. What is she apologizing for?


3 posted on 03/08/2019 4:33:19 PM PST by Lent
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To: blueplum

Obozo, as the first half/black president is untouchable, uncriticizable, by anyone. This little muzzie commie from Somalia was right about him; his ‘hope and change’ was nothing but a platitude to get him elected. Now the Obamatards are up in arms. So what? Let them eat each other.


4 posted on 03/08/2019 4:34:24 PM PST by Fungi
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To: FlingWingFlyer
She's not stupid - read this:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/democrats_cave_to_omars_antisemitic_strategy.html

It's what Muslims do. They advance the goal posts to where any criticism of Islam is a no-no.

5 posted on 03/08/2019 4:36:22 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!!)
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To: blueplum

Everything you say is being distorted? Poor Baby!
So how about you just shut up and be a Congresswoman vs a Lobbyist for Allah. Can you handle that?


6 posted on 03/08/2019 4:36:31 PM PST by lee martell
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This hate-filled cretin should be exiled.


7 posted on 03/08/2019 4:38:52 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: blueplum

We heard what you said, mohamedan dog


8 posted on 03/08/2019 4:39:45 PM PST by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: hal ogen

she tried to pander to The Deplorables and got caught in the bear trap of ‘colorism’ instead.


9 posted on 03/08/2019 4:45:16 PM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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This is what happens when you put Hamas in Congress..she was going after Obama for droning TERRORISTS..she would much rather have them live and commit more acts of terror


10 posted on 03/08/2019 4:51:32 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: blueplum

She’s distorted.


11 posted on 03/08/2019 4:55:09 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.)
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To: blueplum

fmg, then throw away the larger portion


12 posted on 03/08/2019 4:58:42 PM PST by dontreadthis (A TIMELINE OF TREASON on Profile Page)
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To: blueplum

Yeah, tell everyone you didn’t say what you said in plain English.


13 posted on 03/08/2019 5:00:54 PM PST by simpson96
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To: lee martell

“”So how about you just shut up and be a Congresswoman vs a Lobbyist for Allah. Can you handle that?””

Advice she should definitely take but she does seem incapable of keeping her mouth closed! And why should she when she makes news every time she opens it? That’s what needs to STOP! Stop reporting on her and critiquing everything the woman says and maybe she’ll just fade away. We can always hope anyway. But don’t leave town without taking the other critters with you please!!! Way - way - way out of town - like OUT OF the country!


14 posted on 03/08/2019 5:02:02 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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15 posted on 03/08/2019 5:10:45 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: blueplum

Typical Democrat tactic. Loudly throw poison out and quietly retract it. These stupid established Democrats and Republicans haven’t learned a thing from the Islamic invasion in Europe. They divide and conquer and do not assimilate.


16 posted on 03/08/2019 5:12:24 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: blueplum

Why did this moslem get off on her hate crime?


17 posted on 03/08/2019 5:16:38 PM PST by guyman
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To: blueplum

We understand English better than you do, sweetie.

You meant what you said and we all know it.


18 posted on 03/08/2019 6:16:00 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: hal ogen

>This hate-filled cretin should be exiled.

More than exiling. More than exiling...


19 posted on 03/08/2019 6:22:25 PM PST by ConsCA
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To: blueplum

They’ve got her tap-dancing about as fast as she can. What a jerk. Evil.


20 posted on 03/08/2019 6:26:48 PM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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