
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) participates in a news conference by members of the U.S. Congress “to announce legislation to repeal President Trump’s existing executive order blocking travel from majority Muslim countries” outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
Source: Huffington Post
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned Sunday that President Donald Trump’s “hateful” rhetoric toward Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) creates “real danger,” days after some Democrats claimed she wasn’t taking a strong enough stance against the president’s anti-Muslim actions.
“The president’s words weigh a ton, and his hateful and inflammatory rhetoric creates real danger,” Pelosi said in a statement.
Pelosi called on Trump to take down “his disrespectful and dangerous video,” referring to a misleading video the president tweeted Friday to his nearly 60 million followers. The video splices together comments Omar, a Muslim, made last month with footage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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