Ilhan Omar slams Texas Republican with scathing rebuke

Sarah Burris
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Matt Laslo
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Raw Story
06 February
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota speaking at an event for Sen. Bernie Sanders in Las Vegas,

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) responded to attacks she received by Republican colleagues when speaking with reporters on Wednesday.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) called for Omar, who is a U.S. citizen, to be deported to Somalia.

Speaking to reporters, Omar laughed it off.

"I just — it's stupid," she laughed. "How stupid do you have to be to be a member of Congress and think that you're calling for a member of Congress to be deported? What a dumba--!"

"You know, I'm not a nepo baby. I had to crawl my way into Congress," she continued. "And I think these idiots who buy their seats have no idea what true privilege it is to a member of Congress."

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