Sarah Sanders on Beto O'Rourke's comment that Trump's attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar 'is an incitement to violence': 'The president is wishing no ill will and certainly, not violence towards anyone,' but he 'should be calling out the congresswoman.'
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Donald Trump's criticism of a Rep. Ilhan Omar Sunday, saying he "should be calling out" the freshman congresswoman for her "absolutely abhorrent" comments.
"Certainly the president is wishing no ill will, and certainly not violence towards anyone but the president is absolutely and should be calling out the congresswoman for her not only one time but history of anti-Semitic comments," Sanders said in an interview on "This Week." White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during a press briefing at the White House, March 11, 2019.
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