Ilhan Omar reveals racist threat to shoot her at state fair

[Judi Lynn]

Source: BBC News

29 August 2019



A US Democratic lawmaker has publicised a racist threat that she would be killed at the state fair by "a very capable person with a very big 'Gun'".

Ilhan Omar, a Muslim representative from Minnesota, said such anonymous messages are why she now has security guards.

She spoke as US Senate candidate Roy Moore tweeted: "President Trump was right, she should go back to Somalia".

Alabama Republicans have called for Ms Omar's expulsion from Congress.

"I hate that we live in a world where you have to be protected from fellow humans," Ms Omar, who came to the US as a Somali refugee aged 12, wrote on Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49513194

[Initech]

1. I really fear for her safety.

Trump is trying to get her killed. The GOP is backing these sentiments because Islamic derangement syndrome. If there is *ANY* harm done to Ilhan we should consider it an act of war.

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4. +1

[ck4829]

3. "Virtue signaling"? Don't bring that right wing nonsense term here

On top of that malicious claim that's going to require more proof than just one document from divorce proceedings.

Fun fact: The same people who wholeheartedly and actually believe this ALSO believe that this photo shows Rep. Omar in "jihad academy", a photo that was taken years before she was born.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ilhan-omar-jihad-academy/

I wonder what scandal they'll confabulate about her next week, let's see!

[sakabatou]

5. Dear god...

[Missn-Hitch]

6. I hope she has balls and goes to the fair with plenty of pictures. Of her smiling!

[riversedge]

7. #cyberbullying by #Trump is causing danger to many minority groups!

[Paladin]

8. Roy Moore needs to go back to his mom's asshole, from whence he came. (nt)

[oasis]

9. GOP/KKK.

That is all.