(Washington Examiner) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was harshly criticized by conservatives on social media on Sunday after a video was shared showing her speaking about her support for Somalia, the nation from which she hails.
In the video, the liberal Minnesota leader was addressing a crowd in a Minneapolis hotel when she spoke about Somaliland and the unrecognized state’s deal with Ethiopia, which Somalia alleges infringes on its territory.
The video shared on X contains an English translation, which has not been verified by the Washington Examiner, though Omar’s response suggests the translation could be at least largely accurate. The translation includes Omar saying she’s in Congress to represent Somali Americans’ interests and that the “U.S. will do what we want and nothing else.”
