Ilhan Omar Suggests GOP Effort to Boot Her From Committee Is Racist

‘POLITICALLY MOTIVATED’

Omar said “many” opponents “don’t believe a Muslim, a refugee, an African should even be in Congress, let alone have the opportunity to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee.”

Media Reporter

Published Jan. 29 2023 1:02PM EST

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-OH) has an idea of why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his caucus want her removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee: to appeal to Islamophobic and racist members of Congress.

The Democratic congresswoman appeared alongside Reps.

Corbin Bolies

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Ilhan Omar Suggests GOP Effort to Boot Her From Committee Is Racist

Omar said “many” opponents “don’t believe a Muslim, a refugee, an African should even be in Congress, let alone have the opportunity to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee.”

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