Representative Ilhan Omar has come under fire after giving a speech during which she pledged her allegiance to “Somalians first, Muslims second.”
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“Many Somalians have personally called me to encourage me to speak to the U.S. government and help Somalia,” Omar told the audience. “My answer to Somalians was that the U.S. government will only do what Somalians in the U.S. tell them to do!”
“They will do what we want and nothing else. They must follow our orders, and that is how we will safeguard the interest of Somalia,” she continued. “The U.S. is a country where one of your daughters (myself) is in Congress to represent your interest.”
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“I don’t care if you deport her or not, get her out of office. That is outrageous,” Gray adds.
Gray believes it’s the most “egregious” thing he’s ever heard from a U.S. representative.
“In their language, talking about their country, with their interests of that nation over America’s interests,” Gray scoffs.