(Free Beacon) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) incorrectly attributed historic firsts to the 116th Congress during its first day in session, as pointed out by Rep. Justin Amash (R., Mich.).
Listing purported reasons for the new Congress to “be proud,” Omar made a series of claims on Twitter Thursday about its makeup, celebrating features like age, nationality, race and sex.
Omar claimed the Congress included the “1st Palestinian-American,” presumably in reference to Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.). Tlaib is the first female Palestinian-American elected to Congress. Omar has previously touted Tlaib’s heritage.
However, Tlaib is not the first Palestinian-American elected to the body.
