‘You look beautiful tonight,’ Biden tells Omar, Tlaib at White House Eid al-Fitr A few hours earlier, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president has no plans to visit Israel for its 75th anniversary.

May 1, 2023   

(JNS) At a reception in the White House’s East Room celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which concludes Ramadan, on Monday evening, U.S. President Joe Biden complimented two female members of Congress known for antisemitic statements on their looks.

“Congresswoman Omar. Where are you, Congresswoman Omar?” Biden asked, per an official White House transcript, although in video footage, he appeared to say “congressman.” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) made her location known.

“There you go. God love you,” Biden said, to laughter. “I’m not supposed to — I’ll get in trouble for saying this, but you look beautiful tonight.” After the applause died down, he kept going.

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