Rep. Ilhan Omar arrived at a Minnesota airport Thursday to a crowd of cheering supporters after a week of attacks from President Trump.
The Minnesota Democrat was reportedly surprised at how large of a crowd gathered to greet her as she came back from Washington, chanting, “welcome home, Ilhan.”
In a speech to the crowd, Ms. Omar said Mr. Trump “is threatened because we are inspiring people to dream about a country that recognizes their dignity and their humanity.”
“And when I said I was the president’s nightmare, well, you’re watching it now,” she added.
It’s the first time Ms. Omar has been back in her own state since Mr. Trump ramped up a feud with her this week, which the president continued by claiming Friday her welcome home was staged.
Mr. Trump tweeted over the weekend that she and other congresswomen of color should all go back to the “broken and crime infested places from which they came.” Ms. Omar, who was born in Somalia, has been a naturalized citizen since she was a teenager.
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This culminated in a Wednesday rally in North Carolina where the crowd chanted “send her back” while Mr. Trump was speaking about Ms. Omar.
The president said Thursday he didn’t approve of the chants but praised those who used it as “people who love their country” and “support” him.
“I was not happy with that message last night. I didn’t say it — they did,” the president said of the people in the crowd. “I didn’t like that they did it.”
Ms. Omar said she said the president was “racist” and he also saw him as “fascist.”
• Bailey Vogt can be reached at bvogt@washingtontimes.com.
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