Republicans, rightwing figures and foreign politicians have seized upon the video despite proof the lawmaker was misquoted

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    9 months ago

    The Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, has gone furthest in her response to the clip, calling Omar a “foreign agent in our government”. Greene, a leading supporter of Donald Trump, who also attempted to censure the Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib in November, called Omar a “terrorist sympathizer” on X last week, adding: “Somalian first. Muslim second. She never mentions America.”

    I vote we should be allowed to see ALL donors of ALL politicians. full disclosure. And ban super-PACS altogether. We’ll see whose the foreign agent.