Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended fellow freshman representative Ilhan Omar against anti-Muslim attacks
Saturday, writing that she was"heartbroken" that more lawmakers hadn't stepped up to condemn a poster displayed in the West Virginia legislature that falsely linked Omar to terrorists.
Her remarks referred to a poster that an unidentified vendor hung up in the West Virginia legislature during a"Republicans Take the Rotunda" event. The poster contained two images: one of the burning Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, and another of Omar, who is Muslim and wears a hijab."Never forget — you said," reads the first caption on the image of the burning buildings."I am the proof you have forgotten," reads the second, printed over a picture of the U.S.
The tweet earned swift disavowal from critics, who accused Omar of invoking anti-Semitic tropes. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján, Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries and Caucus Vice Chair Katherine Clark issued a joint statement rebuking her comments.
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