{"id":2162572,"date":"2024-01-29T21:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T02:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-ilhan-omar-is-called-to-resign-in-disgrace-for-her-alleged-somalia-backed-comments\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T21:18:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T02:18:24","slug":"rep-ilhan-omar-is-called-to-resign-in-disgrace-for-her-alleged-somalia-backed-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-ilhan-omar-is-called-to-resign-in-disgrace-for-her-alleged-somalia-backed-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Ilhan Omar urged to resign over alleged &#8216;Somalia-backed&#8217; remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-ilhan-omar-is-called-to-resign-in-disgrace-for-her-alleged-somalia-backed-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2162572&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) listens to speakers during an event on Capitol \u200bHill on \u2062July \u206320,\u2063 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>6:12 PM\u200b \u2013 Monday, January 29, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota\u2062 Democrat \u200dRepresentative Ilhan Omar faced intense backlash after delivering a speech that\u200b critics claim &#8220;supported Somali interests.&#8221; \u200cHouse \u2062Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) called for her resignation, sparking\u2064 a heated debate on social media.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Congresswoman Omar (D-Minn.) is \u2064now facing immense backlash from the media, American \u200dcitizens, and politicians\u2063 over remarks that she purportedly made \u200cabout Somalia during \u200da speech in Minneapolis on\u2063 January 27<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIlhan \u2063Omar\u2019s appalling, Somalia-first \u200dcomments are a slap in the face to the Minnesotans she \u200cwas elected to serve and a\u200c direct \u2063violation \u2063of her oath of office,\u201d House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said \u200don X, formerly Twitter. \u201cShe should resign in disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ilhan Omar\u2019s appalling, Somalia-first comments are\u200b a slap in \u2063the face to the Minnesotans she was elected to \u2062serve and a direct violation of her oath of office.\u2062 She should resign in disgrace.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O3lAEGlokt\">https:\/\/t.co\/O3lAEGlokt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPMajorityWhip\/status\/1752072290387288534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In \u200da translated video of her remarks\u200c made in Somali over the \u200dweekend, Omar, who is the first Somali-American member of Congress, seemed to reassure the Somali-American people that she would do everything within her power to breakaway the Republic of Somaliland \u200bfrom entering into a sea-access agreement with\u2062 landlocked Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>Somalia and Ethiopia have undergone a prolonged disagreement over a territory that Somalia claims as its\u200c own, known \u2063as Somaliland.\u00a0Nevertheless, Somaliland, formally known as the Republic of Somaliland, \u2063claims to \u2064be an independent state, it is not acknowledged by\u200b other countries. <\/p>\n<p>Somalia recently asserted its territorial claims to \u2064Somaliland and has denounced any opposition as an \u201cact of aggression\u201d in an agreement between Ethiopian authorities and those of the unrecognized state. <\/p>\n<p>However, the congresswoman is now claiming that someone had mistranslated her remarks \u2062during the speech. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s\u200d not only\u2064 slanted but completely \u2063off,\u201d Omar explained \u200cregarding \u200bthe subtitles in a clip of her speech shared by \u2064Republic of\u200b Somaliland Foreign Minister Rhoda Elmi. \u201cBut I wouldn\u2019t\u200c expect\u200d more from these propagandists. I pray for them\u200c and for their sanity. No nation state can survive if its \u2062states start to get involved in land lease negotiations with other countries \u200dwithout the consent of the federal government\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s not only slanted but completely off, but\u2063 I wouldn\u2019t expect more from these propagandists. I pray for them and for their \u200dsanity. No\u200c nation\u200c state \u2062 can survive if its states start to get\u200d involved in land \u2064lease negotiations with other countries without the consent of\u2063 the federal\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bmdEAN6aUH\">https:\/\/t.co\/bmdEAN6aUH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan\u200b Omar \u2063(@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1751719238316724330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We were profoundly surprised, even shocked on \u200cdiscovering the remarks \u2064made by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D) of Minnesota in a recent public forum, widely circulated on \u2063most social media platforms and attached\u200b below for your reference.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064language \u200bshe employed was regrettably\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Ag9ZafTKY\">pic.twitter.com\/7Ag9ZafTKY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ambassador Rhoda J Elmi (@AmbRhodaJElmi)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmbRhodaJElmi\/status\/1751669533171994655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhile I am in Congress, no one will\u200c take Somalia\u2019s sea,\u201d Omar said during the speech, according to the video\u2019s translation. \u2063\u201cThe United \u2062States will not back others to rob us. So, do not\u200c lose\u2063 sleep over that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After being posted on X \u200d(Twitter), the video of the Minnesota lawmaker\u2019s speech went viral, garnering over\u200c 2.6 million views.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cTake note\u200b of Omar\u2019s public conduct,\u201d Elmi urged House leadership, claiming that the speech was \u201cunbecoming\u200c [of] a United States Congresswoman.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally,\u200d Representative Marjorie\u2062 Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) criticized \u2064Omar on social \u2063media for promising to defend Somalia while <a href=\"https:\/\/omar.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-omars-statement-us-mexico-border-wall#:~:text=Ilhan%20Omar%20(D%2DMN),in%20Texas's%20Rio%20Grande%20Valley.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opposing efforts<\/a> \u200cto strengthen the border between the United \u2063States and Mexico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cTerrorist sympathizer Ilhan Omar\u200c in her own words: Somalian first. Muslim\u2064 second. She never mentions America,\u201d Greene\u00a0said. \u201cShe\u200c flaunts using \u200bher\u200d position as congresswoman to protect\u200d Somalia\u2019s border while our border is invaded by MILLIONS of \u2064illegals who \u2062are a danger to America.\u2064 These people\u200b hate America and they\u2019re so emboldened \u200cby the Democrats\u2019 disdain for our country, they\u2019re not even trying\u2064 to hide it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for \u2064free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chicago continues to \u200cbuckle under the strain of the migrant crisis as Mayor Brandon \u2064Johnson\u2019s administration prepares to issue eviction notices to hundreds of migrants in city shelters. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The \u200dBiden Administration reacts to the deaths of \u2064three U.S. service members near \u2063Syria and the IRS contractor who leaked Trump\u2019s tax returns is sentenced.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Americans could soon\u200c be forced to submit to mandatory vaccines and 24\/7 surveillance under a \u2064new \u201cpandemic treaty\u201d proposed by Joe Biden and \u2064leaders \u2063at the W.H.O.. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden announced the U.S. will respond to an Iran-backed drone \u200dstrike\u2063 in \u200dJordan that killed three U.S. service members.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>January 29, 2024\u200c \u2013 6:18 AM PST (Reuters) \u2013\u200d Microsoft\u00a0(MSFT.O)\u00a0is expected to report a 15.8% jump\u2064 in quarterly revenue, its best growth\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>X is in the\u2063 process of hiring 100 content moderators for a new office in \u2064Austin, Texas that will focus on \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/49ers-storm-back-in-second-half-to-stun-lions-reach-super-bowl\/\" title=\"49ers rally in second half, shock Lions, make it to Super Bowl\">fighting child abuse content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Intel\u00a0slumped more\u200b than \u206412% on Friday following a bleak first-quarter revenue outlook<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft\u00a0will let go of 1,900 employees\u2064 at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this\u2063 week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What is the impact\u200d of the social \u200dmedia backlash and criticism on Congresswoman Omar&#8217;s political career<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064Title: Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan\u200d Omar Faces Backlash Over Controversial Speech on Somali Interests<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota\u2062 Representative\u200d Ilhan Omar,\u2063 a Democrat, is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-powerful-unions-to-everyday-voters-bidens-gas-powered-car-purge-prompts-backlash\/\" title=\"Biden's Car Purge Sparks Backlash from Unions and Voters.\">facing intense backlash<\/a> following a speech she \u200ddelivered that critics \u200bargue &#8220;supported Somali interests.&#8221;\u2062 The remarks\u200b have ignited a heated debate on social \u2063media, with calls for her resignation from House \u2063Majority Whip \u2064Tom \u200bEmmer, \u2064a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Background:<\/p>\n<p>During a speech delivered in Minneapolis on \u200dJanuary 27th, Congresswoman Omar \u200dreassured the Somali-American community \u200dthat she would\u2063 do everything within \u2063her\u2064 power \u200bto prevent the Republic\u200c of Somaliland from entering \u200binto a\u200c sea-access agreement with landlocked Ethiopia. This stance has sparked controversy due to the\u2063 prolonged disagreement between Somalia and Ethiopia over the\u200b territory claimed by Somalia, known as Somaliland.<\/p>\n<p>Controversial Remarks:<\/p>\n<p>In a translated \u2064video of her remarks made in \u200bSomali, Omar appeared to prioritize Somali interests over \u2062those of\u2062 her constituents. Critics claim that her remarks undermine her responsibilities as a \u2064congresswoman elected to serve the citizens of Minnesota. House\u200d Majority Whip Tom Emmer denounced her comments, stating\u200b that they were a\u2062 direct \u200cviolation of \u200dher\u2064 oath of office, and called for her resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Omar&#8217;s Response:<\/p>\n<p>Congresswoman\u200d Omar has defended herself, stating that her\u2064 remarks were mistranslated and misunderstood. She explained that the subtitles in a clip of her speech shared by Republic\u200d of Somaliland \u200bForeign Minister Rhoda Elmi\u200b were\u200d not only slanted but completely off. \u2063Omar emphasized that no nation state can survive if its states \u200cengage in land\u200c lease negotiations with\u200c other countries without\u2062 the consent of the federal \u200cgovernment.<\/p>\n<p>Social Media Backlash and Criticism:<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 video of Omar&#8217;s speech went viral \u2064on social media platforms, garnering over 2.6 million views. Ambassador\u2064 Rhoda \u2063J Elmi and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized Omar\u200d for her\u2064 statements. Elmi\u200c urged House leadership to take note \u2062of Omar&#8217;s\u200b conduct, \u2063describing it as \u2064unbecoming of a \u200bUnited States Congresswoman. Greene accused\u200d Omar of being \u200ba\u2064 terrorist sympathizer and \u2062prioritizing Somali interests\u200c over American interests.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>Representative Ilhan \u200dOmar is facing significant backlash \u2062over her speech supporting Somali\u2063 interests.\u2064 The controversy stems from concerns about prioritizing \u2062foreign interests over those \u2062of her\u200d own constituents. As the debate \u200bcontinues, it remains to be seen how Omar \u200dwill address the \u2064criticism and whether it will impact her political\u2063 career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar faced calls for resignation and criticism from a top House Republican. The incident occurred during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 20, 2022. 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