Ilhan Omar’s Latest ‘Controversy’? She Stated a Fact.

Whether its Republicans or corporate Democrats alike, everyone seems to have a problem with the the progressive democrat from Minnesota.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readJun 10, 2021
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Among all the members of the “squad” of progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives, few face as much pointless criticism from Republicans and corporate Democrats alike then Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Recently, Omar came under fire for a tweet in which she highlighted her line of questioning towards Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

In a tweet where she attached her line of questioning for Secretary Blinken, Omar wrote in the caption:

“We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity. We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban. I asked @SecBlinken where people are supposed to go for justice.”

Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for the right wing to pounce, and for Democratic congressional leadership to join in with them in response to a tweet…

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Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx