(Politico) Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that the U.S. Capitol Police and the House sergeant-at-arms “are conducting a security assessment to safeguard Congresswoman [Ilhan] Omar, her family and her staff” after a tweet by President Donald Trump.
Trump on Friday shared an edited video of Omar superimposed over images of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “We will never forget,” the president wrote on Twitter. Trump’s tweet followed remarks by the Minnesota Democrat that seemed to play down the attack. Republicans and conservatives commentators lashed out at Omar over the incident.
Pelosi’s announcement highlighted what has become an extraordinary situation — the speaker of the House is worried about the safety of one of her members after a statement by the president of the United States.
