Ilhan Omar Blasts Lauren Boebert Over ‘Anti-Muslim Bigotry’ in ‘Made Up’ Story
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is firing back at Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) after she told a story of an alleged encounter between the two Congresswomen in the U.S. Capitol. A video surfaced of Boebert sharing an…
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is firing back at Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) after she told a story of an alleged encounter between the two Congresswomen in the U.S. Capitol.
A video surfaced of Boebert sharing an allegedly made up story about an elevator ride she had in the Capitol with Omar.
“I was getting into an elevator with one of my staffers,” Boebert began as she claimed she saw a Capitol police officer “running hurriedly to the elevator” with “fret all over his face.”
She continued, “I look to my left, and there she is — Ilhan Omar. And I said, ‘Well, she doesn’t have a backpack. We should be fine.’ So we only had one floor to go… I looked over and I said, ‘Oh look, the jihad squad decided to show up for work today.'”
Laughter could be heard in the background as Colorado Congresswoman spoke.
Omar reacted to the story about the alleged encounter, tweeting, “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.”
“Anti-Muslim bigotry isn’t funny shouldn’t be normalized. Congress can’t be a place where hateful and dangerous Muslims tropes get no condemnation,” she added.
During a speech on the House floor on Nov. 17, Boebert labeled