Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar has drawn widespread backlash after calling people who are honoring slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk “full of s***.” Speaking at an event, Omar said Kirk was a “hateful man” and accused his supporters of “rewriting history.”“I do believe those of you interested in rewriting this hateful man’s history are full of sht,” Omar declared. This prompted immediate backlash from Republicans and Kirk’s supporters.
Past remarks on Kirk’s assassination :
Omar had previously reacted to Kirk’s assassination during an interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan on his Zeteo platform. She condemned Republican attacks on the left in the aftermath of the shooting, calling them “full of s***.”“You have people like Nancy Mace, who constantly harass, you know, people that she finds inferior and wants them not to exist in this country or ever,” Omar told Hasan, as reported by the Hill.“And, you know, you have people like Trump, who has incited violence against people like me. And so, you know, these people are full of s***, and it’s important for us to call them out while we feel anger and sadness,” she added.Omar also said the video and news of Kirk’s killing were deeply disturbing. “It was really mortifying to hear the news, to see the video. You know, all I could think about was his wife, his children, that image is going to live forever,” she said.
Republican backlash and resolution to strip committees:
Kirk’s death had already triggered a heated political debate. Her remarks prompted Republican Representative Nancy Mace to introduce a resolution to strip Omar of her committee assignments, accusing her of “smearing” Kirk and “implying he was to blame for his own murder,” as reported by the Independent. In a post on X, Mace said: “Nothing warms our hearts more than the flood of calls from Ilhan Omar’s own district backing our move to censure her and strip her committees. One caller put it best: ‘She’s Somalia First.’”
Trump joins in with criticism:
President Donald Trump also weighed in, telling reporters in the Oval Office that he supported removing Omar from her committee roles, according to New York Post.“I think she’s a disgraceful person,” Trump said. “You know, I think she’s a disgraceful person, a loser. It’s amazing the way people vote — I know it’s people from her area, maybe all over the world. They got here, and they vote her in. It’s hard to believe, but I think she’s a disgusting person.”This is not the first time the US president has slammed the congresswoman. In a recent post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Ilhan Omar’s Country of Somalia is plagued by a lack of central Government control, persistent Poverty, Hunger, Resurgent Terrorism, Piracy, decades of Civil War, Corruption and pervasive Violence. 70% of the population lives in extreme Poverty, and widespread Food Insecurity. Somalia is consistently ranked among the World’s Most Corrupt Countries, including Bribery, Embezzlement, and a Dysfunctional Government.“All of this, and Ilhan Omar tells us how to run America! P.S. Wasn’t she the one that married her brother in order to gain Citizenship??? What SCUM we have in our Country, telling us what to do, and how to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!,” the post added.
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Claims that Omar married her brother have circulated for years. Omar has denied that she and her second husband were related and has pushed back forcefully against posts repeating the allegation. When a post recently claimed to “confirm” the marriage, Omar replied: “The only thing that is confirmed is your stupidity, hope that helps.”Omar, who fled Somalia with her family during the country’s bloody civil war, spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp before being granted asylum in the United States in 1995.Charlie Kirk was assassinated last week while speaking at an outdoor event in Utah. Prosecutors announced that the 22-year-old Tyler Robinson accused of killing Kirk during his appearance at Utah Valley University has been charged with capital murder and they intend to seek the death penalty.
