MTG Introduces Resolution to Censure ‘Ilhan Omar of Somalia’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is seeking to censure one of her Democratic colleagues for comments. On Thursday, Greene took to the House floor to resolution against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). The Georgia…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is seeking to censure one of her Democratic colleagues for comments.
On Thursday, Greene took to the House floor to resolution against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).
The Georgia congressman woman explained the purpose of the resolution is to censure “Ilhan Omar of Somalia — I mean Minnesota.”
She went on to read the text of the resolution:
“Whereas elected members of Congress take an oath to bear true faith and allegiance to the United States without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. Whereas Rep. Ilhan Omar took an oath of allegiance to the United States upon becoming a citizen… Whereas on Jan. 27, 2024, Rep. Omar gave remarks at an event in Minneapolis, in which she made treasonous statements. Whereas Rep. Omar said she has spoken to many Somalians who asked her to intercede for the Somali government by pressuring the United States Government into certain actions.”
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Greene claimed Omar told the crowd the U.S. government will “only do what Somalians in the U.S. tell them to do. They will do what we want and nothing else. They must follow our orders.”
The comments at issue center around a translation of a speech Omar gave. In one translation, the Democratic congresswoman told the audience they are “people who know they are Somalians first, Muslims second.”