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Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar is a Somali-American politician who was elected the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district in 2019. With this win, she became the first Somali-American elected to the U.S. Congress, the first woman of color to serve as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota, and one of the first Muslim women elected to the Congress alongside former Michigan state representative Rashida Tlaib. She was previously elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 on Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party ticket. As a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, she has advocated for a living wage, affordable housing and healthcare. She vehemently criticizes the immigration policies of the Trump administration and is a vocal supporter of the protection of DACA children.

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Born

October 4, 1981

Birth Place

Mogadishu

Nationality

American

Sun Sign

Libra

Also Known As

Ilhan Abdullahi Omar

Famous As

U.S. Representative

Education

North Dakota State University (2011), Edison High School

Political Ideology

Minnesota_Democratic-Farmer-Labor_Party

Father

Nur Omar Mohamed

Spouse(s)

Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi (m. 2018), 2nd m. 2018), Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi (m. 2002 - div. 2008), Ahmed Nur Said Elmi (m. 2009 - div. 2011)

Children

Isra Hirsi

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Pelosi slammed by 200 rabbis for failing to punish Ilhan Omar over anti-Israel comments – as Speaker rewards AOC

MORE than 200 rabbis slammed Nancy Pelosi for failing to punish congresswoman Ilhan Omar over her anti-Israeli remarks. The criticism comes as the Speaker appeared to reward left-wing Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a role on an economic committee in a bid to relax tensions with members of the so-called Squad.

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Congressional Black Caucus backs Ilhan Omar

The move came after the Minnesota Democrat clarified comments that members of both parties criticized as equating the U.S. and Israel with terrorist groups.

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Kevin McCarthy won't let go of the GOP's smear campaign against Ilhan Omar, but Democrats have moved on

McCarthy called for Omar's removal from the House Foreign Affairs committee, adding to the GOP's latest attacks on the Minnesota lawmaker.

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Kevin McCarthy vows to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs committee if GOP retakes the House

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) suggested on Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) should "strip" Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) of her House Foreign Affairs Committee assignment, following the Minnesota representative's controversial comments comparing war crimes committed by the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban, Politico reports. Omar has since clarified her remarks, which were made last week.

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McCarthy vows to kick Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs Committee if GOP wins House

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) promised on Fox News Tuesday to kick Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) off of the Foreign Affairs Committee if Republicans take back the majority in the chamber. Why it matters: McCarthy called Omar "anti-American" and "anti-Semitic" over recent comments on Israel that drew rebuke from...

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Center Senior Fellow Zuhdi Jasser joined Mark Levin to discuss recent comments by Ilhan Omar regarding the United States’ military. Jasser’s interview begins 47:50 into the podcast.

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House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer Defends Ilhan Omar After GOP Moves to Censure Her

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is defending U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar as the Minnesota Democrat again faces backlash over remarks she's made about Israel and the United States. Republicans have pushed for Omar, who is Muslim, to be censured over remarks she made in a tweet last week in which...

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Ari Fleischer roasts Ilhan Omar over latest anti-Israel controversy: 'She's a menace'

Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer blasted Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Monday for her latest anti-Israel controversy, calling her a "menace." "She equates the United States and Israel with the worst terrorists in the world. She's a menace," Fleischer said on "Outnumbered." "She's a reckless congresswoman whose judgment is awful."

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Ilhan Omar cries as Congress mourns the 600,000 Americans who have died from Covid – including her dad

REP Ilhan Omar broke down in tears on Monday as she joined a tribute to the 600,000 Americans, including her own father, who have died from Covid. The Minnesota lawmaker was pictured wiping away tears as she stood with other members of Congress for a moment of silence on the front steps of the US Capitol.

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What Ilhan Omar Actually Said

By the time Republicans and centrist Democrats had united late last week to scold Representative Ilhan Omar for a tweet—one of the few pastimes that still draw the two parties together, and something those selfsame chiders would doubtlessly decry, under different circumstances, as cancel culture or censorship—it no longer mattered what, exactly, Omar had said. They had already managed to make a news cycle out of it: mission accomplished.

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Ilhan Omar overcome with tears during COVID moment of silence after dad’s death

Rep. Ilhan Omar is known for keeping her composure even during the most stressful circumstances. But this week the stoic lawmaker was moved to tears during a moment of silence held for those lost family to the COVID-19 pandemic. Monday, Omar, whose father died of complications from the coronavirus last...

The imperative to take a stand against Ilhan Omar

Jewish Democrats must join with their Republican counterparts to push for the anti-Semitic Congresswoman to be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Pelosi’s excuses for the vile bigotry of Ilhan Omar are disgraceful

Last week, House Democratic leaders issued a rare joint statement about comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), declaring: “Drawing false equivalencies between democracies like the U.S. and Israel and groups that engage in terrorism like Hamas and the Taliban foments prejudice.” But now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is walking back that admonishment, telling CNN that “we did not rebuke her,” but rather, “acknowledged that she made a clarification” and added that Omar is a “valued member” of the House Democratic caucus.

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McCarthy Reportedly Plans Move To Oust Ilhan Omar From Committee

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is preparing a privileged resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee after even some House Democrats accused her of comparing the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban, according to Punchbowl News and Politico. Key Facts. It...

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Hamas unloads on Ilhan Omar — for comparing terror group to the US

Rep. Ilhan Omar is taking flak from all sides: now she’s even offended Hamas. The terror group on Saturday condemned the Minnesota Democrat’s explosive tweet that compared the US and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban — drawing the ire of both Democrats and Republicans this week. Omar “equated between...

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Republicans propose censure of Ilhan Omar and ‘The Squad’ for anti-Israel, anti-U.S. rhetoric

House Republicans on Monday announced plans to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar and the three other members of “The Squad” over their comments last week equating the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. The resolution was aimed at condemning Ms. Omar along with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York,...

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Pelosi insists House leadership statement on Ilhan Omar was not a rebuke

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was slammed by Republicans after insisting Sunday that she never rebuked Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, for her comments equating the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. CNN host Dana Bash asked Mrs. Pelosi about last week’s House leadership statement “rebuking [Ms. Omar]...

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Democrat Dean Phillips Backtracks Condemning Ilhan Omar Equating U.S., Israel to Terrorists

Democrat Rep. Dean Phillips (MN) backtracked on his stance criticizing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for her remarks made last week comparing the United States and Israel to terrorists. They said, “Ignoring the differences between democracies governed by the rule of law and contemptible organizations that engage in terrorism at best...

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