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==116th Congress==

==116th Congress==

Ilhan is known for saying and tweeting offensive remarks.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2019/01/17/ilhan-omar-tweet-controversy/2603030002/</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (December 15, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/15/ilhan-omar-trolls-mike-pence-jesus-take-the-wheel/ Ilhan Omar Trolls Mike Pence: ‘Jesus Take the Wheel’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 16, 2018.</ref> She allegedly made [[homophobic]] comments directed against colleagues.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrat-ilhan-omar-accused-of-breathtaking-bigotry-after-saying-lindsey-graham-is-compromised.amp</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/17/rep-ilhan-omar-furthers-homophobic-conspiracy-that-lindsey-grahams-compromised/amp/</ref> In 2012, Ilhan was accused of [[anti-Semitism]] after tweeting that, "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel."<ref>"[https://www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-donald-trump-barack-obama-1359941 Ilhan Omar says Donald Trump is "really not" human, "silly" to compare him to Barack Omar]," ''Newsweek'', March 12, 2019.</ref><ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/01/18/cnn-not-know-question-ilhan-omars-conspiracy-theories-anti-semitism/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/269488770066313216</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (January 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/28/zoa-slams-adl-for-accepting-ilhan-omar-non-apology-for-antisemitism/ ZOA Slams ADL for Accepting Ilhan Omar’s Non-Apology for Antisemitic Rhetoric]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 28, 2019.</ref> She denies that the U.S. is a democracy, comparing it to [[Iran]].<ref>Mikelionis, Lukas (January 31, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ilhan-omar-slammed-for-saying-she-chuckles-when-israel-is-called-democracy-comapres-it-to-iran Rep. Ilhan Omar slammed for saying she 'chuckles' when Israel is called a democracy, compares it to Iran]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 4, 2019.</ref>  In January 2019, she endorsed the autocratic strongman [[Nicolás Maduro]] and shared a propaganda video from his government.<ref>Adams, Becket (January 26, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/rep-omar-backs-maduro-regime-shares-state-run-propaganda-on-social-media Rep. Omar backs Maduro regime, shares state-run propaganda on social media]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved January 26, 2019.</ref> While opposing sanctions on [[Venezuela]], Omar supports those sanctions on Israel.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (January 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/01/28/ilhan-omar-opposes-sanctions-on-venezuela-but-wants-them-on-israel/ Ilhan Omar Opposes Sanctions on Venezuela — But Wants Them on Israel]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>

Ilhan is known for saying and tweeting offensive remarks.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2019/01/17/ilhan-omar-tweet-controversy/2603030002/</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (December 15, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/15/ilhan-omar-trolls-mike-pence-jesus-take-the-wheel/ Ilhan Omar Trolls Mike Pence: ‘Jesus Take the Wheel’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 16, 2018.</ref> She allegedly made [[homophobic]] comments directed against colleagues.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrat-ilhan-omar-accused-of-breathtaking-bigotry-after-saying-lindsey-graham-is-compromised.amp</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/17/rep-ilhan-omar-furthers-homophobic-conspiracy-that-lindsey-grahams-compromised/amp/</ref> In 2012, Ilhan was accused of [[anti-Semitism]] after tweeting that, "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel."<ref>"[https://www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-donald-trump-barack-obama-1359941 Ilhan Omar says Donald Trump is "really not" human, "silly" to compare him to Barack Omar]," ''Newsweek'', March 12, 2019.</ref><ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/01/18/cnn-not-know-question-ilhan-omars-conspiracy-theories-anti-semitism/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/269488770066313216</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (January 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/28/zoa-slams-adl-for-accepting-ilhan-omar-non-apology-for-antisemitism/ ZOA Slams ADL for Accepting Ilhan Omar’s Non-Apology for Antisemitic Rhetoric]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 28, 2019.</ref> She denies that the U.S. is a democracy, comparing it to [[Iran]].<ref>Mikelionis, Lukas (January 31, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ilhan-omar-slammed-for-saying-she-chuckles-when-israel-is-called-democracy-comapres-it-to-iran Rep. Ilhan Omar slammed for saying she 'chuckles' when Israel is called a democracy, compares it to Iran]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved February 4, 2019.</ref>  In January 2019, she endorsed the autocratic strongman [[Nicolás Maduro]] and shared a propaganda video from his government.<ref>Adams, Becket (January 26, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/rep-omar-backs-maduro-regime-shares-state-run-propaganda-on-social-media Rep. Omar backs Maduro regime, shares state-run propaganda on social media]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved January 26, 2019.</ref> While opposing sanctions on [[Venezuela]], Omar supports those sanctions on Israel.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (January 28, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/01/28/ilhan-omar-opposes-sanctions-on-venezuela-but-wants-them-on-israel/ Ilhan Omar Opposes Sanctions on Venezuela — But Wants Them on Israel]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref> Omar voted "present" on a vote recognizing the [[Armenian genocide]], and in her statement explaining why she suggested the genocide may not have happened at all.<ref>Re, Gregg (October 30, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/llhan-omar-armenian-genocide-bill-congress-acknowledge-other-mass-slaughters Ilhan Omar votes 'present' on bill condemning Armenian genocide]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 30, 2019.</ref>

As an adult, Ilhan has mocked the deaths of 19 U.S. servicemen in the so-called Black Hawk Down incident in her home country of Somali in 1993. Bodies of U.S. servicemen were dragged through the streets of Mogadishu.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/21/1</ref>  Ilhan's family used asylum passes granted to another family by the name of Omar to gain entrance into the United States in 1995.

As an adult, Ilhan has mocked the deaths of 19 U.S. servicemen in the so-called Black Hawk Down incident in her home country of Somali in 1993. Bodies of U.S. servicemen were dragged through the streets of Mogadishu.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/21/1</ref>  Ilhan's family used asylum passes granted to another family by the name of Omar to gain entrance into the United States in 1995.

===Minnesota 5th district===

===Minnesota 5th district===

According to the AHA Foundation, there are 44,293 women at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the state of Minnesota. The AHA Foundation was established to protect women from so-called “honor” violence, advance freedom of speech in public debate, and support the work of Muslim reformers.  The AHA Foundation rates each state A-F on these issues. Minnesota received a D rating due to their poor anti-FGM policies.

According to the AHA Foundation, there are 44,293 women at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the state of Minnesota. The AHA Foundation was established to protect women from so-called “honor” violence, advance freedom of speech in public debate, and support the work of Muslim reformers.  The AHA Foundation rates each state A-F on these issues. Minnesota received a D rating due to its poor anti-FGM policies.

Before being elected to Congress Ilhan was a member of the Minnesota state house when in 2017 it considered a bill seeking to make it a [[felony]] for parents to subject their daughters to FGM.  Ilhan suggested that the bill’s proponents may be seeking media attention.  “What I don’t want us to do is to try to create laws because we want to be able to get in the media,” Ilhan said.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/rep-omar-berates-questioner-asking-her-condemn-female-genital</ref>

Before being elected to Congress Ilhan was a member of the Minnesota statehouse when in 2017 it considered a bill seeking to make it a [[felony]] for parents to subject their daughters to FGM.  Ilhan suggested that the bill’s proponents may be seeking media attention.  “What I don’t want us to do is to try to create laws because we want to be able to get in the media,” Ilhan said.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/rep-omar-berates-questioner-asking-her-condemn-female-genital</ref>

===Sham rebuke for racist comments===

===Sham rebuke for racist comments===

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, despite a massive public outcry for an official rebuke of Ilhan's persistent pattern of anti-Semitic statements, refused to issue a public condemnation of her comments.

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, despite a massive public outcry for an official rebuke of Ilhan's persistent pattern of anti-Semitic statements, refused to issue a public condemnation of her comments.

The [[U.S. State Department]] defines on its website anti-Semitism as: {{quotebox| Making mendacious, dehumanizing, [[demonizing]], or [[stereotype|stereotypical]] allegations about [[Jew]]s as such or the power of Jews as [[collective]] — such as, especially but not exclusively, the [[myth]] about a world Jewish [[conspiracy]] or of Jews controlling the [[media]], [[economy]], [[government]] or other societal institutions.<ref>https://www.state.gov/s/rga/resources/267538.htm</ref>}} Ilhan asserted that congressional support for [[Israel]] is "All about the Benjamins baby," a reference to the Ben Franklin $100 bill, implying that Congress is controlled by a Jewish lobby. In March 2019, the Democratic controlled [[House of Representatives]], under [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]], refused to pass a resolution rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar for a persistent pattern of anti-Semitic statements.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-passes-resolution-indirectly-calling-out-omars-anti-semitic-comments-without-mentioning-her-name</ref><ref>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/house-democrats-anti-hate-resolution-anti-semitism-islamophobia-ilhan-omar.html</ref>

The [[U.S. State Department]] defines on its website anti-Semitism as: {{quotebox| Making mendacious, dehumanizing, [[demonizing]], or [[stereotype|stereotypical]] allegations about [[Jew]]s as such or the power of Jews as [[collective]] — such as, especially but not exclusively, the [[myth]] about a world Jewish [[conspiracy]] or of Jews controlling the [[media]], [[economy]], [[government]] or other societal institutions.<ref>https://www.state.gov/s/rga/resources/267538.htm</ref>}} Ilhan asserted that congressional support for [[Israel]] is "All about the Benjamins baby," a reference to the Ben Franklin $100 bill, implying that Congress is controlled by a Jewish lobby. In March 2019, the Democratic-controlled [[House of Representatives]], under [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]], refused to pass a resolution rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar for a persistent pattern of anti-Semitic statements.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-passes-resolution-indirectly-calling-out-omars-anti-semitic-comments-without-mentioning-her-name</ref><ref>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/house-democrats-anti-hate-resolution-anti-semitism-islamophobia-ilhan-omar.html</ref>

Ilhan is the darling of [[leftist]] media honored with the cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine.<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ilhan-omar-congress-interview-797220/</ref> Ilhan asserted that congressional support for [[Israel]] is "All about the Benjamins baby," a reference to the Ben Franklin $100 bill, implying members of congress are paid off by [[AIPAC]]. She has won praise from former Democrat Presidential candidate [[Ku Klux Klan|Grand Wizard]] [[David Duke]].<ref>https://twitter.com/DrDavidDuke/status/1103710728064847877/</ref> Ilham refused to condemn [[terrorist]] attacks by the  [[fascist]] [[Antifa]] group on [[ICE]] facilities,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwL-TCkA5n4</ref>  and has promoted the [[Liberal bigotry|bigoted]] and divisive claim that all Trump supporters are "[[racist]]."<ref>Morton, Victor (July 14, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/14/ilhan-omar-retweets-trump-supporters-are-racists-d/ Ilhan Omar retweets article branding all Trump supporters as racists]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref>

Ilhan is the darling of [[leftist]] media honored with the cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine.<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ilhan-omar-congress-interview-797220/</ref> Ilhan asserted that congressional support for [[Israel]] is "All about the Benjamins baby," a reference to the Ben Franklin $100 bill, implying members of congress are paid off by [[AIPAC]]. She has won praise from former Democrat Presidential candidate [[Ku Klux Klan|Grand Wizard]] [[David Duke]].<ref>https://twitter.com/DrDavidDuke/status/1103710728064847877/</ref> Ilham refused to condemn [[terrorist]] attacks by the  [[fascist]] [[Antifa]] group on [[ICE]] facilities,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwL-TCkA5n4</ref>  and has promoted the [[Liberal bigotry|bigoted]] and divisive claim that all Trump supporters are "[[racist]]."<ref>Morton, Victor (July 14, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/14/ilhan-omar-retweets-trump-supporters-are-racists-d/ Ilhan Omar retweets article branding all Trump supporters as racists]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref>

===Second divorce and lover paid $230,000 in campaign funds===

===Second divorce and lover paid $230,000 in campaign funds===

Six months into office, it wsa reported Ilhan Elmi Omar filed for divorce from her current husband, whom is not her brother and whom she illegally filed joint taxers with while married to her brother, and now was romantically involved with a campaign aide who was paid $230,000 in campaign funds.<ref> https://saraacarter.com/the-man-having-an-affair-with-ilhan-omar-received-230k-from-her-campaign/</ref>

Six months into office, it was reported Ilhan Elmi Omar filed for divorce from her current husband, who is not her brother and whom she illegally filed joint taxers with while married to her brother, and now was romantically involved with a campaign aide who was paid $230,000 in campaign funds.<ref> https://saraacarter.com/the-man-having-an-affair-with-ilhan-omar-received-230k-from-her-campaign/</ref>

Her new lover's wife also filed for divorce. According to the divorce papers filed by Ilhan Elmi Omar's lover's wife, Elmi Omar's new lover did little work for the campaign.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/08/27/fec-should-probe-rep-ilhan-omars-payments-to-lover-watchdog-group/</ref> Ilhan Elmi Omar is described as a homewrecker.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/08/27/woman-claims-ilhan-omar-is-a-homewrecker-in-new-divorce-filing-n2552260</ref>

Her new lover's wife also filed for divorce. According to the divorce papers filed by Ilhan Elmi Omar's lover's wife, Elmi Omar's new lover did little work for the campaign.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/08/27/fec-should-probe-rep-ilhan-omars-payments-to-lover-watchdog-group/</ref> Ilhan Elmi Omar is described as a homewrecker.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/08/27/woman-claims-ilhan-omar-is-a-homewrecker-in-new-divorce-filing-n2552260</ref>

===Some people did something===

===Some people did something===

[[File:Son-Of-9-11-Victim-Reads-Names-Of-Those-Killed-Wearing-‘Some-People-Did-Something’-Shirt.jpg |right|300px|thumb|Rep. Ilhan Elmi Omar was criticized by name by victim survivors at the September 11, 2019 memorial observation.]]

[[File:Son-Of-9-11-Victim-Reads-Names-Of-Those-Killed-Wearing-‘Some-People-Did-Something’-Shirt.jpg |right|300px|thumb|Rep. Ilhan Elmi Omar was criticized by name by victim-survivors at the September 11, 2019, memorial observation.]]

In April 2019, a video showed Ilhan Elmi Omar saying the [[Sept. 11 attacks]] were "some people who did something" while speaking at an event supporting the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] (CAIR).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrql_Sb30B8</ref>

In April 2019, a video showed Ilhan Elmi Omar saying the [[Sept. 11 attacks]] were "some people who did something" while speaking at an event supporting the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] (CAIR).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrql_Sb30B8</ref>