FLASHBACK: Ilhan Omar Traveled With Radical Group That Proudly Promotes Socialism (Details)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has been caught in yet another cringe-worthy scandal.
This one involves traveling with a radical group that supports socialism.
Here are the details…
From Fox News:
Rep. Ilhan Omar has attended a travel delegation to a South American country sponsored by a radical anti-American and anti-Israel organization that supports countries opposed to the U.S. and calls for the return of Guantanamo Naval Base to Cuba.
The Minnesota Democrat was accused of anti-Semitism after asserting that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a bipartisan group, was buying lawmakers.
Continued:
She also grabbed headlines after first accusing the U.S. government of leading a coup against Venezuelan socialist tyrant Nicolas Maduro and then attempting to grill Elliott Abrams, the Trump administration’s new special envoy for Venezuela.
Now it was revealed that she once traveled to Honduras with an organization called Witness for Peace, a group formed during the Reagan administration that opposed America’s actions in South America aimed at stopping the spread of communism.
Omar tweeted the following four messages:
After traveling to Honduras as part of the Witness for Peace delegation, I’ve returned home with a heavy heart and deep concern for the electoral process and human rights crisis the people of Honduras are enduring.
After traveling to Honduras as part of the Witness for Peace delegation, I've returned home with a heavy heart and deep concern for the electoral process and human rights crisis the people of Honduras are enduring.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 30, 2017
Our delegation heard testimony of the ongoing intimidation through use of security forces including US-funded Honduran National Police and the TIGRES unit, incidents of fraud and violence at polling places, and a total lack of transparency about the electoral process.
Our delegation heard testimony of the ongoing intimidation through use of security forces including US-funded Honduran National Police and the TIGRES unit, incidents of fraud and violence at polling places, and a total lack of transparency about the electoral process.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 30, 2017
This morning we awoke to images of US munitions that have been used against protestors overnight, and partners around Honduras are sending videos of the massive militarization, including military road blocks around the country.
This morning we awoke to images of US munitions that have been used against protestors overnight, and partners around Honduras are sending videos of the massive militarization, including military road blocks around the country.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 30, 2017
Use this form to write to your Members of Congress and demand an immediate suspension of military and police aid to Honduras.
Use this form to write to your Members of Congress and demand an immediate suspension of military and police aid to Honduras.https://t.co/6ldqJ53xXh
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 30, 2017
Check out the fiery exchange Omar had with Elliot Abrams, the Trump administration’s special envoy to Venezuela, who was fed up with the Congresswoman’s “ridiculous” questions…
WATCH:
Omar showed no shame after responding to a series of tweets from journalist Glenn Greenwald.
LOOK:
GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy threatens punishment for @IlhanMN and @RashidaTlaib over their criticisms of Israel. It's stunning how much time US political leaders spend defending a foreign nation even if it means attacking free speech rights of Americans https://t.co/It1fGm1b70
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 10, 2019
Equating @IlhanMN & @RashidaTlaib's criticism of Israel to Steve King's long defense of white supremacy is obscene (McCarthy said it's worse). In the US, we're allowed to criticize our own government: certainly foreign governments. The GOP House Leader's priorities are warped.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 10, 2019
Sorry, but you're not going to turn the two first Muslim women to serve in the US Congress into overnight Jew-haters because of their criticisms of Israel. What's actually anti-Semitic is conflating the Government of Israel with Jews, so those of you doing that should stop.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 11, 2019
Enter Omar with the obvious stereotype:
https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1094747501578633216?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1094747501578633216&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefederalistpapers.org%2Fopinion%2Fmuslim-rep-omar-shows-no-shame-wildly-anti-semitic-comment
She then retweeted a “hook-nosed” tweet:
@IlhanMN retweeted this comment in response to her "Benjamins" tweet. (She's since deleted it.) pic.twitter.com/kT0VVdOnqS
— Brandon Conradis (@BConradis) February 11, 2019
Reactions:
Congresswoman, do you not realize what you’re saying here or do you not care? https://t.co/fh8a1OWhhz https://t.co/jcCvQuWXdC
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) February 11, 2019
Defending Israel from antisemites is “all about the Benjamins”? Really? It’s about money?
Another antisemitic trope for @Ilhan Omar? She’s like an antisemitic pinball machine that spits out old canards as the ball bounces around her brain.
She’s the gift that keeps on giving! https://t.co/w5HWhLqyWd
— Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) February 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/mbsimon/status/1094764971345543168?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1094764971345543168&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefederalistpapers.org%2Fopinion%2Fmuslim-rep-omar-shows-no-shame-wildly-anti-semitic-comment
You are an anti-Semite.
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) February 11, 2019