Rep. Ilhan Omar said Monday senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, who is Jewish, is a white nationalist, renewing accusations that the freshman congresswoman is anti-Semitic.
“Stephen Miller is a white nationalist. The fact that he still has influence on policy and political appointments is an outrage,” the Minnesota Democrat tweeted, sharing an article citing Mr. Miller as the driving force behind President Trump’s move to go in a “tougher direction” for nominating the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Ms. Omar predictably came under fire for the comment, having also encountering backlash earlier this year for using anti-Semitic language while criticizing pro-Israel lobbyist groups and questioning the loyalty of Jewish lawmakers who pushed back against her criticisms of the Israeli government.
“I see that the head of the Farrakhan Fan Club, @IlhanMN, took a short break from spewing her usual anti-semitic bigotry today to accuse a Jewish man of being a ’white nationalist’ because she apparently has no shame,” Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, tweeted in response Monday.
Rep. Lee Zeldin, New York Republican, also criticized Ms. Omar: “During my time in Congress before [Ms. Omar] got here, I didn’t once witness another Member target Jewish people like this with the name calling & other personal attacks. In 2019 though, for [Ms. Omar], this is just called Monday.”
• Gabriella Muñoz contributed to this story.
• Bailey Vogt can be reached at bvogt@washingtontimes.com.
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