Overview

• Omar told CNN she reshared a clip critiquing Charlie Kirk because she agreed with much of it and labeled him “reprehensible” and “hateful.”
• She emphasized that she condemns political violence and specifically denounced Kirk’s assassination, noting she said so the day he was killed.
• In exchanges with Kaitlan Collins, Omar pressed the anchor to call Kirk’s statements reprehensible and argued his views demeaned people like her.
• Omar said she has seen people fired for sharing Kirk’s own words and said she had not personally seen people celebrating his death.
• A Republican-led push to censure Omar over her posts was voted down after four GOP members joined Democrats, as conservative outlets continued to criticize her explanation.