(West Fargo Pioneer) Before making history and grabbing headlines during her first embattled months in Congress, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar was a student at North Dakota State University.
It’s an often-overlooked chapter in her life now consumed with controversy.
The 37-year-old Democrat is the first Somali-American member of Congress, representing Minnesota’s 5th District encompassing Minneapolis and a large population of Somali-Americans. Since being sworn into office in January, critics have repeatedly accused her of being anti-Semitic, though she also has supporters who appreciate what they see as straight talk.
Only a month into her role as a congresswoman, President Donald Trump was already calling for her resignation after Omar tweeted that U.S. support of Israel is “all about the Benjamins.”
