Video From September Shows Boebert Suggesting Ilhan Omar Is a Terrorist

A video from September has surfaced showing Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) suggesting that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is a terrorist.

In a video dated Sept. 2, Boebert said, “One of my staffers, on his first day with me, got into an elevator in the Capitol. And in that elevator, we were joined by 👤Ilhan Omar.”

“I said, well, looky there, it’s the Jihad Squad…She doesn’t have a backpack. She wasn’t dropping it and running, so we’re good,” she added.

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Omar reacted to the video tweeting, “The evolution of this dangerous tale is frightening. Trying to come up with the most bigoted ways to traffic Islamophobic tropes is the brand of the Republican party.”

“It should be clear by now that there needs to be real consequence for this hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric. Enough!” she added.

Last week, a video surfaced of Boebert telling a similar version of this story — which Omar says is a made up incident — at a different event, as IJR reported.

She later apologized to “anyone in the Muslim community I offended with my comment,” and a phone call was set up between the two Congresswomen.