(Fox) Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, defended her colleague, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich, from criticism over controversial remarks about the Holocaust, insisting that the backlash is “designed” to “silence” Muslim voices.
Appearing on MSNBC, Omar said that she and Tlaib, whom she referred to as ” my sister,” have the “strength to endure any of the mischaracterization or efforts to distort and vilify and mischaracterize” their message.
“I think we are seeing what happens when people really see these kind of attacks for what they are. It is designed to silence, sideline, and sort of almost eliminate [the] public voice of Muslims from the public discourse,” Omar told MSNBC host Chris Hayes. “I’m really excited that we have an opportunity to build alliances and push back and fight this attempt to marginalize our community’s voice.”
