Rep. James Clyburn says Ilhan Omar’s experience is 'more personal' than that of Holocaust survivors’ children. The remarks by the No. 3 House Democrat prompted a rebuke from the Anti-Defamation League.
By Felicia Sonmez and Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow Mike DeBonis Mike DeBonis Congressional reporter covering the House of Representatives Email Bio Follow March 7 at 3:14 PM House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn said Wednesday the experience of Rep. Ilhan Omar is “more personal” than that of the children of people who have survived the Holocaust and other atrocities, drawing a rebuke from the Anti-Defamation League.
In the interview with the Hill, Clyburn said he had spoken at length with Omar, who was born in Somalia and fled with her family to a refugee camp in Kenya where she lived for four years as a child. The Anti-Defamation League on Thursday responded by saying it respects Clyburn’s “long record of public service” but the lawmaker should apologize for and retract his remarks.
“It should never be minimized; I never have, and I never will . . . To recognize and honor the experiences of one member of our Caucus does not mean that we ignore or dishonor the experiences of another,” he said.
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