{"id":443990,"date":"2021-04-22T23:05:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T03:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=443990"},"modified":"2021-04-22T23:05:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T03:05:44","slug":"rep-ilhan-omar-condemns-columbus-police-for-makhia-bryants-death-during-daunte-wrights-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-ilhan-omar-condemns-columbus-police-for-makhia-bryants-death-during-daunte-wrights-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Ilhan Omar Condemns Columbus Police For Ma\u2019Khia Bryant\u2019s Death During Daunte Wright\u2019s Funeral"},"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\">28<\/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-condemns-columbus-police-for-makhia-bryants-death-during-daunte-wrights-funeral%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=443990&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3396.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) used <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hyspS8eXzXk?t=7590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her eulogy<\/a> during Daunte Wright\u2019s funeral in Minneapolis on Thursday to talk about herself and condemn Columbus Police for the death of Ma\u2019Khia Bryant, an act she called \u201ca tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rising to address the congregation, Omar began by issuing an Arabic greeting and extolling Al Sharpton. \u201cThank you, Reverend Al Sharpton, for being here, and for that beautiful eulogy,\u201d she said. \u201cMost of us in this room, including myself, look at you as a guardian, and are blessed to be in your presence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd may Daunte Wright serve as a guardian for all of us,\u201d Omar continued. \u201cBut as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus \u2014 as one of the youngest and newest members of the Congressional Black Caucus \u2014 I also have guardians: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and our chairwoman, Joyce Beatty, serve as guardians for me and many of my colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoyce Beatty was going to be here and speak on our behalf as the chairwoman of our caucus; but just like we\u2019ve been visited by tragedy here in Minnesota often, she, in Columbus, Ohio, was visited by a tragedy of a young woman whose life was taken by Columbus Police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.6774193548387\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IlhanMN<\/a> at Daunte Wright funeral: \u201cTragedy\u201d that Columbus police \u201ctook\u201d the life of Ma\u2019Khia Bryant <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tkxd9FzOZ1\">pic.twitter.com\/tkxd9FzOZ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1385312515693989889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>An emotional Omar went on to read the resolution of congressional condolences filed by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on behalf of Wright, which quoted portions of the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. She also presented Wright\u2019s parents with an American flag that had been flown over the U.S. Capitol in Wright\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<p>Riots erupted in Minneapolis following the officer-involved death of Wright, who\u00a0was killed April 11 when police tried to arrest him after a traffic stop. Wright, 20, had a warrant out for his arrest for a misdemeanor weapons charge. When officers were trying to arrest him, he pulled away and attempted to enter his car, according to a summary of the fatal altercation from the Washington County Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Former police officer Kim Potter, who has since been formally charged with second-degree manslaughter, was arrested approximately 24 hours after the city announced she had submitted a letter of resignation.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ex-police-officer-kim-potter-charged-in-fatal-shooting-of-daunte-wright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16.646651270208\">\n<p><em>The criminal complaint against Potter states that she pulled her Glock 9mm handgun with her right hand, and proceeded to point it at Wright and say she would tase him, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.washington.mn.us\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3222\">according<\/a> to the Washington County Attorney\u2019s Office. Within seconds, Potter said \u201ctaser\u201d three times and fired a single round from her gun into Wright, who said, \u201cah, he shot me.\u201d After firing the gun once, Potter proclaimed, \u201cSh*t, I just shot him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Outrage also erupted after a Columbus police officer fatally shot Ma\u2019Khia Bryant, 16, after she apparently pulled a knife on another girl during a scuffle to which police were called to intervene. Video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/video-emerges-of-makhia-bryant-before-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">emerged<\/a> after initial reports that depict Bryant yelling \u201cI\u2019m going to stab the f*** out of you, b****,\u201d as she lunged toward the girl before she was shot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/video-emerges-of-makhia-bryant-before-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018I\u2019m Going To Stab The F*** Out Of You, B****\u2019: Video Emerges of Ma\u2019Khia Bryant Before Shooting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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