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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> 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>

Ilhan is known for saying and tweeting offensive, inflammatory and provocative 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.