Ilhan Omar trashes Donald Trump in scathing NYT OpEd.........

[ProudMNDemocrat]

Source:Huffington Post and the New York Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, trashed Donald Trump is a scathing OpEd in the NY Times titled titled “It Is Not Enough To Condemn Trump’s Racism,” explained that “the only way to push back is to be unequivocal about our values.” The Minnesota lawmaker said Trump’s campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina in which his supporters chanted to “send her back” will be “a defining moment” in U.S. history.


She continues, “Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence,” Omar wrote. “Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on communities across the land.”

More at.....[link:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ilhan-omar-new-york-times-op-ed-trump-racism_n_5d398339e4b004b6adbb8670|

[link:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/opinion/ilhan-omar-trump-racism.html?module=inline|

[Stuart G]

1. Kick and rec for exposure..nt

[smirkymonkey]

2. K&R

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. A very well written OpEd....

Scathing in detail from a woman who I had the pleasure to meet last year, who fled a worn torn country amidst a civil war that rages still.

[Soph0571]

4. k&r

[spanone]

5. She loves this country a thousand times more than the asshole-in-chief

[zentrum]

7. This

[Arkansas Granny]

19. It's pretty obvious. She ran for public office so she could make things better.

Trump ran for office because he was pissed off at Obama. He doesn't understand the concept of public service, just pride and power.

[spanone]

20. Her piece in the times was the 1st thing I read this morning....It was inspiring.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

6. KR NT

[Tipperary]

14. All caps not necessary.

Just sayin’.

[malaise]

9. Most excellent

Rec

[geardaddy]

10. I love my rep.

I love her repostes to the Dotard.

[Poiuyt]

11. I believe the best way to beat Trump in 2020 is to play up his racism

The eventual Democratic candidate must have policy substance, but people don't elect the president on policy. It's about character. Most Americans are not racist and don't want to vote for someone who's an overt racist like trump. Our candidate must convey why he or she exemplifies American values and play up the difference against trump's blatant racism.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

12. Harris and Biden will address Trump's racism next week.

They all should because I suspect that the subject will come up. Amy Klobuchar is a constituent in the 5th CD. Rest assured she will comment.

Biden addressed it when his announcement video came out and has continued to mention it.

[moonseller66]

13. Wow.. what coulda been!

Imagine Ilhan Omar in the House and Al Franken in the Senate at the same time.

[FredSanderson]

15. Ilhan speaks truth to fascism, she is dangerous!... because eventually she will shame the fascist-

ignoring, optics-obsessed corporate national media to stare into the abyss and perhaps tell the nation of the truth of what lies in the Mueller report on Trump’s many provable felony crimes.

[Glorfindel]

16. Truth to power!

Thank you for sharing this most excellent article, ProudMNDemocrat.

[Hekate]

18. KnR

[Hortensis]

21. Encouraging. Attacking Republicans as our nation's big threat

(deflecting LW hostility away from Democrats) suggests she's not a LW extremist like those men acting as Justice Democrats/Brand New Congress, to which she belongs, and may eventually even have to separate from them. She also recently spoke up for representative government and against trying to overset the will of local voters. Very encouraging.