{"id":2485534,"date":"2025-09-11T20:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T00:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-says-charlie-kirk-claimed-guns-save-lives-and-downplayed-slavery\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:11:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T00:11:22","slug":"ilhan-omar-says-charlie-kirk-claimed-guns-save-lives-and-downplayed-slavery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-says-charlie-kirk-claimed-guns-save-lives-and-downplayed-slavery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilhan Omar says Charlie Kirk claimed ‘guns save lives’ and downplayed slavery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports on Representative Ilhan Omar’s criticism of the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during a media interview wiht mehdi Hasan. Omar accused Kirk of downplaying the history of slavery and claiming that “guns save lives<\/a>,” especially in the context of school shootings. She also noted Kirk’s controversial statements about Juneteenth and George Floyd, highlighting that Kirk minimized Black historical experiences. Omar expressed skepticism toward those who praised kirk for engaging in civil debates, emphasizing that his recorded words and actions tell a different story.<\/p>\n

Her remarks came shortly after Kirk was fatally shot in public, an act that remains under investigation. Omar initially gave a restrained public reaction to Kirk’s death, stating that political violence is unacceptable and calling for prayers to end gun violence<\/a>. Later, she expressed sympathy for Kirk’s family despite her disagreements with him.<\/p>\n

The article also mentions that few Democrats have openly criticized Kirk since his death, with some online commentators mocking or memeing aspects of the event.Kirk’s past advocacy for Second Amendment rights and gun ownership is referenced, including his statement justifying some gun deaths as a trade-off for protecting other American rights.the piece notes bipartisan acknowledgment of Kirk’s impact, including a proposal by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to erect a statue of Kirk in the Capitol.

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