Rep. Ilhan Omar: U.S. 'under threat by an administration that would rather cage children' than reform immigration
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar spoke out Saturday after days of being a target of derision from President Trump and others, and one week after the arrest of a New York man accused of threatening to kill the representative from Minnesota.
"CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties," is the full quote from Omar , though Trump and others focused solely on the"some people did something" portion, arguing that it downplays the massacre and does not acknowledge that the terrorists involved were radical Muslims.
Omar continued, calling the Trump White House,"An administration that would rather give billionaires tax breaks than provide a little cushion for working people. An administration that would rather attack fellow Americans who are transgender and wear our country’s uniform than fight for equality and opportunity for all.""I did not run for Congress to be silent.
Almost immediately, several Democratic leaders and political candidates lambasted Trump, with some accusing the president of inciting violence against Omar. Appearing on CNN Saturday, Trump campaign board member Steve Rogers attempted to put distance between what the president says or tweets and any violence that may subsequently occur.
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