Overview

• In a Democracy Now! interview published Friday Omar said she fled a Somali dictatorship and now views the U.S. as one of the “worst countries” for deploying troops on American streets.
• Omar criticized President Trump’s Flag Day parade marking the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary as propping him up “like a failed dictator.”
• Fox News contributor Guy Benson and OutKick’s David Hookstead labeled Omar’s remarks hyperbolic and accused her of ingratitude toward U.S. military sacrifices.
• Representing Minnesota’s 5th District, Omar drew on her immigrant background to question current government actions and constitutional rights enforcement.
• Conservative outcry over her comments underscores widening political divisions over protest rights, national identity and executive power.