Donald Trump calls on freshman Democrat Ilhan Omar to 'resign from Congress' over Israel comments
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}President Donald Trump has called on freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar to resign over her controversial Israel comments.
“Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress,” Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting.
“I think she should either resign from Congress or she should certainly resign from the foreign affairs committee.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The call for Omar’s resignation came after Trump said Monday the Minnesota Democrat “should be ashamed of herself”.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., apologized Monday for comments in which she implied that a prominent pro-Israel lobby compensated lawmakers for their support of the Jewish state (AP)
Omar apologized Monday for comments in which she implied that a prominent pro-Israel lobby compensated lawmakers for their support of the Jewish state, but insisted on what she called "the problematic role of lobbyists in our politics."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She drew condemnation from members of both parties after she tweeted Sunday evening that AIPAC has been paying members of Congress to support Israel. On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called on Omar to apologize, saying that "her use of anti-Semitic tropes and prejudicial accusations about Israel's supporters is deeply offensive."
Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said it was "shocking to hear a Member of Congress invoke the anti-Semitic trope of 'Jewish money.'" Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., called the comments "deeply disappointing and disturbing."
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However, the apology is not enough for some lawmakers, with Lee Zeldin, a Jewish Republican from New York, describing it as a ‘sorry not sorry’ apology.