Rep. Omar Facing Censure Over Somali Speech
The Facts
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) Thursday introduced a resolution attempting to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), alleging that the Congresswoman broke her oath of office with "treasonous" comments Greene said Omar made during a speech in Minneapolis.
Greene claims that during the Jan. 27 speech, Omar "assured" Somalis that "the US Government will only do what Somalians in the US tell them to do," and that she was "here to protect the interests of Somalia from inside the US system."
The Spin
Democratic narrative
After a potentially deliberate mistranslation by Republicans, Omar's comments have been taken out of context and turned against her for the sake of a pedantic political victory. Outcries against the Somali-American are born out of ignorance and xenophobia, and represent how far the Republican Party has fallen.
Republican narrative
Greene is continuing her successful streak of exposing woke Democratic representatives for their shameful anti-American sentiments. With a track record of radical comments that have thrown the representative into the media spotlight in recent months, Omar — who has clearly violated her oath of office — must be held responsible for her actions.