Rep. AOC: Trump is ‘absolutely’ trying to incite violence against Omar
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Sunday responded “absolutely” when asked if she believes President Trump is trying to incite violence against Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., by tweeting a video that juxtaposes Omar’s controversial reference to 9/11 hijackers with jarring images of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
“He acts like he’s one of these shady real estate developer guys that may or may not be involved with the mob,” she said. “And like, all New Yorkers know that guy. I’ve bartended for that guy. I’ve waited tables for that guy. And the whole style of it is that he creates a huge environment of suggestion where if something happens, if that thing happens that he perhaps may want to happen happen, he’s like, ‘Hmm.’ And that’s really what’s going on.
Critics focused on her use of the phrase “some people did something,” implying that it minimized the terror attacks. On Thursday, the New York Post responded by splashing an image of the burning Twin Towers on its cover.— Dylan Stableford April 11, 2019 The cover prompted the Yemeni American Merchant Association, which represents thousands of New York City bodegas, to announce a formal boycott of the newspaper.
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