Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) criticized fellow Democrats for attending President Trump’s inauguration, following his refusal to make an look at former President Biden’s 2020 ceremony.
“They didn‘t have the decency to invite the Bidens to the White House. And so just the level of indignity that they‘d shown and disrespect to tradition to me said no one should show him dignity and respect,” Omar stated throughout a Thursday night look on CNN’s “The Source” with Katilan Collins.
The lawmaker has lengthy clashed with Trump and Republicans over feedback made about her immigration standing as a childhood refugee from Somalia.
In 2023, Home Republicans eliminated her from the International Affairs Committee, citing quite a few remarks Omar had made that Republicans stated have been antisemitic.
Trump criticized her in his 2020 marketing campaign.
“She’s telling us how to run our country. How did you do where you came from? How’s your country doing,” Trump stated throughout a rally.
Omar shortly fired again on social media and has remained vigilant in her critiques of the previous president ever since, particularly over deportation insurance policies for refugees.
“At a time when global strife, economic uncertainty, and the climate crisis are fueling unprecedented levels of forced migration, it is beyond shameful the president has turned our back on those suffering from global catastrophe. This inhumane decision will have dangerous ripple effects around the world,” Omar wrote in a Wednesday assertion.
“Untold numbers of people around the world are hoping, praying, and counting on the United States to live up to the promise of being a country that welcomes them to a land of peace and opportunity. As a refugee, I am grateful I got the opportunity to have a second chance at life.”
