Ilhan Omar Gets Major Backlash for Celebrating the Wrong ‘Independence Day’
The article discusses Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar and criticisms surrounding her sentiments about the United States. It highlights several instances where she has expressed dissatisfaction wiht the country she now represents, including a recent tweet celebrating Somalia’s Independence day, which was met with backlash from critics who questioned her loyalty to the U.S. The piece contrasts her opinions with those of the broader American public, citing a Gallup poll that shows a significant divide in national pride between Republicans and Democrats. The author argues that Omar’s views reflect a larger trend within the modern democratic party, suggesting that her criticisms resonate with a growing sentiment among some members of the party. the article illustrates the tension between Omar’s public statements and her political standing in the U.S.
Much like economics, the modern Democratic Party’s intellectual and spiritual depravity allows for analysis on both micro and macro levels.
For instance, on the micro level, we have Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Elected Democrats such as Omar have shown no qualms about publicly trumpeting their disdain for the United States and its history. And that wickedness has infected the party as a whole.
Tuesday on the social media platform X, Omar wished a “Happy Independence Day” to her native Somalia — a gesture that would bother no one if the congresswoman had not repeatedly denigrated her adopted home country.
Happy Independence Day Somalia 💙#SomaliaAt65 pic.twitter.com/E2EKufCNQz
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) July 1, 2025
Last month, on the leftist “Democracy Now!” podcast, Omar sounded a very different note about the United States.
“To have a democracy, a beacon of hope, for the world to now be turned into one of the worst countries, where the military are in our streets, without any regard for people’s Constitutional rights, while our president is spending millions of dollars propping himself up, like a failed dictator with a military parade. It is really shocking,” she said.
Likewise, as Republican National Committee communications director Zach Parkinson noted on X, Omar had a less-than-flattering Independence Day message for Americans in 2018.
“We shouldn’t revise history,” Omar wrote seven years ago. “We’re a country built on stolen land and the backs of slaves. Independence Day allows us to reflect on how far we’ve come and how much further we have to go.”
Slightly different sentiments here https://t.co/sFGpOH1t6s pic.twitter.com/xRCZYwkCQB
— Zach Parkinson (@AZachParkinson) July 1, 2025
Meanwhile, others reminded Omar that she lives in America now and should go back to Somalia if she prefers it.
This is America.
July 4th is Independence Day.
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 1, 2025
Why don’t you go back there if you love it so much and think America sucks???
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 1, 2025
If Somalia is worthy of celebrating “65 years of independence,” why did you have to flee it? Why haven’t you gone back? Why’d you marry your brother to get him out there too? Seems odd to cheer a place you ran away from. https://t.co/CsA5efXo04
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) July 1, 2025
In fairness, Omar has plenty of company among the America-hating cranks.
A Gallup poll released Monday showed that while 92 percent of Republicans expressed pride in being American, only 36 percent of Democrats did. By comparison, as recently as 2001, that number for Democrats stood at 87 percent.
Moreover, Republicans’ patriotism has never wavered. Even during the tyrannical administration of former President Joe Biden, Republicans’ pride in being American never dipped below the mid-80s.
Democrats, however, have not forgiven their fellow citizens for electing President Donald Trump.
As the following graph demonstrates, Democrats’ hatred of America corresponds to Trump’s political ascendancy.
GALLUP: A record-low 58% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely” or “very” proud to be an American
——
% who are extremely/very proud to be an AmericanGOP: 92%
Dem: 36%
Indie: 53%
Men: 63%
Women: 55%
White: 66%
Non-white. 45%
18-34: 36%
35-54: 60%
55+: 72% pic.twitter.com/Eap1cSuXWj— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) June 30, 2025
In short, Omar might sound like an extreme, America-hating leftist with foreign allegiances. But she does not occupy the political fringe. In fact, she represents the modern Democratic Party.
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