'I could certainly not understand the weight of the pain that the victims of the families of 9/11 must feel. But I think it is really important for us to make sure that we are not forgetting the aftermath of what happened after 9/11,' Omar said.
In her first appearance on Sunday morning news shows, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was questioned about a recent display related to remarks she made in the past about the 9/11 terrorist attacks., host Margaret Brennan asked the freshman Democrat to respond to comments made by Nicholas Haros Jr. earlier this week during a remembrance ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City. Haros Jr.
"'Some people did something,' said a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota. To support and justify the creation of CAIR. Today I am here to respond to you exactly who did what to whom. Madam, objectively speaking, we know who and what was done. There is no uncertainty about that. Why your confusion?," Haros Jr. asked after reading the name of his mother, Francis Haros, as part of the ceremony.
Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks at a community forum on immigration at the Colin Powell Center on August 27, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar joined a panel to discuss immigration policy.On Sunday, Brennan asked Omar if she understood why some people found her comments offensive.
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