Sid Miller calls on Mayor Adler to skip event with Rep. Ilhan Omar

May 14, 2019   

(Austin American-Statesman) Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has called on Austin Mayor Steve Adler to cancel his appearance at a dinner this weekend that will include Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

Omar is scheduled to be the keynote speaker Saturday night at the Annual Austin Citywide Iftar Dinner. Adler is the guest of honor.

Omar, among the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, has faced criticism from some for comments deemed to be anti-Semitic and remarks viewed as dismissive of the 9/11 attacks.

“I hope that Mayor Adler will heed my call and be a no-show for this dinner as long as Congresswoman Omar remains on the program,” Miller said Tuesday in a news release.

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