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Search results for "Ilhan Omar said 'The last time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked was during World War ELEVEN'"

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Viral image stated on January 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:
 Ilhan Omar called for "violence" against President Trump over Middle East dispute.  
By Samantha Putterman• January 15, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist."
By Daniel Funke• August 14, 2019
Dan Bishop stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at a Trump rally:
Says "Dan McCready took money from Ilhan Omar"
By Paul Specht• July 22, 2019
Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2019 in remarks at the White House:
Says Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was "speaking about how wonderful al-Qaida is."
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 16, 2019
Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Breaking News: Rep. Ilhan Omar has been removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2025
Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2019 in a press briefing:
Says that when his supporters chanted "send her back" about Ilhan Omar, he stopped it.   
By Amy Sherman• July 19, 2019
Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2019 in a retweet from his account:
Says Ilhan Omar "partied" on the anniversary of 9/11.
By Bill McCarthy• September 19, 2019
X posts stated on January 28, 2024 in a video:
Rep. Ilhan Omar said her "top priority is to put Somalia first and expand its territory.”
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 1, 2024
Viral image stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar "at a Al’ Qaida training camp in Somalia."
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 4, 2019
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar "voted yes" to "provide further funding for the 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund" while Sen. Rand Paul "voted no."
By Daniel Funke• July 24, 2019
Bloggers stated on December 23, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar vowed "to remove senior’s ‘entitlements,’ Social Security/Medicare."
By Daniel Funke• January 2, 2020
Ilhan Omar stated on June 05, 2019 in a tweet:
"Every day on average 500 people die from gun violence."  
By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2019
Viral image stated on January 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows Ilhan Omar without a head scarf.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 20, 2020
Viral image stated on March 18, 2019 in a Facebook post:
After learning some officers are Jewish, “Ilhan Omar says police shouldn’t exist.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2021
Ilhan Omar stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview:
The U.S. spends "57 cents on the dollar on defense."
By Tom Kertscher• December 13, 2019
Viral image stated on November 09, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Quotes Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar as saying, "I think all white men should be put in chains as slaves because they will never submit to Islam."
By Miriam Valverde• November 15, 2018
Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2023 in a Facebook post:
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is "facing 40 years in prison and deportation after seven new crimes uncovered."
By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2023
Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2022 in a Facebook post:
House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress
By Jeff Cercone• July 11, 2022
Viral image stated on May 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"The city of Minneapolis has set up a Sharia hotline for residents to report citizens who criticize Islam, in order to prosecute them for ‘hate crimes.’"
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 10, 2019
Viral image stated on February 28, 2019 in a post on the Internet:
"Obama settled 43,000 Somalian refugees in Minnesota. As of 2016, there were around 80,000. No wonder Ilhan Omar was elected. It was planned."
By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2019

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