Donald Trump accused Rep. Ilhan Omar, (D-MN)., of being “out of control” and claimed she held power over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
And it’s getting ugly.
“Before Nancy, who has lost all control of Congress and is getting nothing done, decides to defend her leader, Rep. Omar, she should look at the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and ungrateful U.S. HATE statements Omar has made. She is out of control, except for her control of Nancy!” Trump wrote.
Before Nancy, who has lost all control of Congress and is getting nothing done, decides to defend her leader, Rep. Omar, she should look at the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and ungrateful U.S. HATE statements Omar has made. She is out of control, except for her control of Nancy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2019 [1]
His tweet was prompted by the top Democrat urging him to remove a video from his Twitter feed that attacked the freshman representative for comments she made about the 9/11 terror attacks in March at a Council on American-Islamic Relations event.
Omar said CAIR was “founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties.”
Trump shared the video Friday that juxtaposed Omar’s comments about with images of the twin towers and Pentagon burning during the terror attacks.
Trump’s mention of Pelosi is continuing criticism that started Sunday night, when he panned her 60 Minutes interview as a “puff piece.” Pelosi recently condemned Trump‘s “dangerous” Omar video while announcing that she is requesting increased security arrangement for the congresswoman.
Twitter had some thoughts:
Trump said Islam hates us, lied that Muslims cheered in NJ on 9/11 and called for a total and complete ban on Muslims coming into America. His attacks on Rep Omar are just a continuation of his demonization and inciting hate versus Muslims. https://t.co/52D8ROnmGd [2]
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) April 15, 2019 [3]
"Ungrateful" is the key word here.
Someone like Ilhan Omar will never be a real American in Trump's eyes. As far as he's concerned, she should just be quiet and be grateful to real Americans like him. https://t.co/kBAjW7C9Zn [4]
— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) April 15, 2019 [5]
I hope they sell tickets to your grave so we can take turns pissing on it. https://t.co/0AEW2qDxCU [6]
— Mac Williams (@willin_mac) April 15, 2019 [7]
Trump wants to see more Muslims killed- what happened in New Zealand by a terrorist who praised Trump was not enough carnage for him: https://t.co/52D8ROnmGd [2]
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) April 15, 2019 [8]
TRUMP: "How bad is the Mueller Report?"
AIDE: "It's bad sir."
TRUMP: "Is it 'All Mexicans are rapists' bad?"
AIDE: "I'm sorry sir. It's 'All Muslims are terrorists' bad."https://t.co/fi8RLAVSac [9]
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) April 15, 2019 [10]