President Donald Trump had a lot to say about Rep. Ilhan Omar while visiting Minnesota, her home state. During his campaign speech, he accused her of fraud and claimed she cheated into winning the Democratic primary.
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Earlier today, Trump exclaimed in front of his supporters in Mankato that Omar possibly cheated after she won the Democratic primaries last week. He said, ‘I mean I hear the boos. How the hell did she win the primary?’ he asked the crowd. ‘How the hell did she win? This woman is crazy. She’s a horrible woman who hates our country.’ Afterward, Trump joked about checking the mail-in votes but continued to rant about Omar “hating the country.”
‘No seriously. How does a woman who hates our country, who says nothing but bad things about our country and Israel and other of our allies? How does this woman win? Where are the people that would vote for her?’
President Trump slams Rep. Ilhan Omar: “How the hell did she win? This woman is crazy. She’s a horrible woman who hates our country!” pic.twitter.com/YVrj42Yv4G
— The Hill (@thehill) August 17, 2020
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The president also discussed his policy for preventing refugees from entering the country during the pandemic and claimed he knew the hot spots. He also called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” something written by a “foolish child.”
However, Omar clapped back at Trump and said her supporters and volunteers contributed to her win in support for creating equality for all.
A quick reminder: I didn’t just win. Our movement won because thousands of volunteers and supporters organized for #MedicareForAll, a #GreenNewDeal, and racial justice — everything Trump opposes.
Let’s show him the strength of our movement: https://t.co/clD2oevSy2 https://t.co/XjNPZ6jNZ7
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) August 17, 2020
This is not the first time Trump has attacked Omar as last year he accused her of immigrant fraud after she divorced her husband. Omar traveled to the US during her childhood to escape the civil war in Somalia and earned her naturalized citizenship in 2002.
SOURCE: The Daily Mail