Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) response to a video of Christians singing on a plane sparked harsh criticism.
Omar tweeted Saturday, “I think my family and I should have a prayer session next time I am on a plane. How do you think it will end?”
I think my family and I should have a prayer session next time I am on a plane. How do you think it will end? pic.twitter.com/5696Erwsl5
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 17, 2022
Several of the social media platform’s users expressed their frustration with her comments about the video.
What's worse: a mass shooting or singing on a plane? Ilhan Omar only felt a need to comment on one of these. https://t.co/tYQm9UZFj9
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) April 18, 2022
You can't whine about public practice of your religion and then demand respect for the public practice of your religion. As a religious Jew, this country is better with MORE of this, not less. https://t.co/zHuCECnxee
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 18, 2022
I’m coming for your seat. Don’t disrespect Christianity! You’re a globalist fraud. You can’t pray in Pelosi’s office! The Democrats you serve don’t believe in God. Their platform is openly anti-God. Minneapolis will not become Mogadishu. We will not bend the knee. #Godspeed https://t.co/SGGuYzyNwF
— Royce White ?? (@Highway_30) April 18, 2022
I doubt that people would care one bit. It's the slitting of throats with box cutters and flying jetliners into buildings that we have an issue with. Next question. https://t.co/uvEMNuYGC1
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) April 18, 2022
You could have just written happy Easter and moved on. https://t.co/6vZFZulqWx
— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) April 18, 2022
It’s Easter.
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) April 17, 2022
Omar later retweeted Deadspin sportswriter Chuck Modi who came to her defense.
“Ilhan Omar: Makes very valid point,” he said.
Modi added, “Right-wingers who hate Ilhan Omar: ‘You are ‘attacking Christianity’ because I am stupid or dishonest or just pandering to my bigoted base.'”
Fox News noted reports claim Jack Jensz Jr., who leads a group called Kingdom Realm Ministries, recorded the video.
Additionally, the outlet pointed out the original posting of the video appears to have been deleted.
Omar previously called out anti-muslim bigotry after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) made anti-muslim remarks in a viral video.
“Anti-Muslim bigotry isn’t funny and shouldn’t be normalized. Congress can’t be a place where hateful and dangerous Muslims tropes get no condemnation,” Omar tweeted.
In the video, Boebert detailed an incident she claimed took place with Omar.
“So the other night on the House floor was not my first jihad squad moment. So I was getting into an elevator with one of my staffers. And he and I are – we’re leaving the Capitol. We’re going back to my office and we get in the elevator, and I see a Capitol Police officer running hurriedly to the elevator,” Boebert said.
She added, “I see fret all over his face, and he’s reaching…The door’s shutting, like I can’t – I can’t open it – like, what’s happening? I look to my left, and there she is. Ilhan Omar. I said, ‘Well she doesn’t have a backpack, we should be fine.”
Omar reacted, saying, “Fact, this buffoon looks down when she sees me at the Capitol, this whole story is made up. Sad she thinks bigotry gets her clout.”
