(Fox) Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., avoided answering questions from reporters regarding the shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers departing the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening.
“I’m going to go for now,” Omar, the first Somali American elected to Congress, told reporters Thursday when asked if she would react to the shooting.
A spokesperson for Omar did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Later, Omar said she was “appalled” by the shooting and said that violence is not welcome in the U.S.
