Engel calls out Omar for a third anti-Semitic comment, alleging pro-Israel groups drive 'foreign allegiance.'
By Deanna Paul Deanna Paul Reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 2 at 11:06 AM Rep. Ilhan Omar faced new accusations of making anti-Semitic remarks Friday, this time rebuked by a senior member from her own party who says the House freshman’s words conjured a “vile anti-Semitic slur.”
Her comments came during a town hall in D.C., while speaking about progressive issues. “I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is okay for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country,” Omar said. “Her comments were outrageous and deeply hurtful, and I ask that she retract them, apologize, and commit to making her case on policy issues without resorting to attacks that have no place in the Foreign Affairs Committee or the House of Representatives,” he said.
In February, more than 20 House Democrats demanded a second apology from Omar after she suggested that Israel’s allies in Congress were wealthy Jews driven by money. Trump called for Omar to either resign from Congress or give up her seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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