IStandWithIlhan trends again after renewed attacks on Muslim American congresswoman Ilhan Omar by Trump and his supporters
In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing spat between US President Donald Trump and a group of ethnic minority Democrat congresswomen, the Republican leader launched a scathing attack on Somali-American lawmaker Ilhan Omar as his rally supporters chanted “send her back”.
Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ayanna Pressley are all US citizens and with the exception of Omar, who was naturalised at 17 after arriving as a refugee, are all US born. At the North California rally, Trump described the four as “hate-filled extremists” and singling out Omar, accused her of hating working people.Omar, who campaigns for progressive causes in Congress, backs higher taxes on corporations to fund social services, such as healthcare and tuition in colleges.and am proud to work with her in Congress.
The Muslim American lawmaker arrived in the US aged 14 after fleeing war in her native Somalia and living in a Kenyan refugee camp. Her political career began by translating for her grandfather at community gatherings.
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