As Twitchy reported Thursday night, Rep. Ilhan Omar shocked no one by coming out against President Donald Trump’s “coup attempt” in Venezuela, and she was roundly schooled.
A US backed coup in Venezuela is not a solution to the dire issues they face. Trump's efforts to install a far right opposition will only incite violence and further destabilize the region. We must support Mexico, Uruguay & the Vatican's efforts to facilitate a peaceful dialogue.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 25, 2019
First of all, the opposition to Nicolas Maduro is hardly far-right; and second, this is in no way a coup, and especially not one orchestrated by the United States.
Journalist Yashar Ali noted Friday that Omar doubled down on her tweet, sending a power fist emoji to Rania Khalek. Who’s Rania Khalek? Here’s Ali to explain:
Another day and and another questionable tweet by @IlhanMN. In this case boosting praise from Rania who has written many times for RT – Kremlin controlled media.
Important to note that Congresswoman Omar serves on the foreign affairs committee. pic.twitter.com/NGFGZzn02w
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 25, 2019
2. It gets worse…Rania also worked for In The Now, another Kremlin funded outlet. A member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee like @IlhanMN shouldn’t be boosting propagandists funded by foreign adversaries. pic.twitter.com/HhJvGtpqBl
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 25, 2019
Last we’d heard, progressives were insisting that President Trump was a puppet of Putin and Russia had rigged our election.
3. Yesterday Congresswoman @IlhanMN retweeted Abby Martin who most recently worked for telesSUR, the media organization primarily funded by the Venezuelan government. Before that Abby worked for RT for many years. Also, Abby refers to 9/11 as an inside job. pic.twitter.com/YpzEc6SRie
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 25, 2019
4. This is what Congresswoman @IlhanMN said in response to someone who asked why she was quote tweeting Rania. I don’t judge anyone who tries to find common ground but as a member of House Foreign Affairs committee, @IlhanMN is in a different position. pic.twitter.com/oDqhW9rcOL
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 25, 2019
5. In 2014, Abby Martin distanced herself from the 9/11 inside job comments but did what many people in her position do and said those who shared a video of her were attempting to smear her. That’s not a smear..a smear would have to involve false accusations. Video in next tweet pic.twitter.com/uMusD7SP06
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 25, 2019
6. Here's the video…listen from the beginning. People make mistakes…but don't call sharing of old video a smear. pic.twitter.com/BsbjewNeoJ
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 25, 2019
7. At any rate, Congresswoman @IlhanMN's tweets and retweets since she was sworn-in are problematic not only as a member of congress but also as a member of the House Foreign Affairs committee.
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 25, 2019
They really are. She’s deleted a bunch of them, but she seems committed to standing against Trump’s “coup” in Venezuela and accepting the backing of some really shady people.
Ali was roundly slammed in the comments to his thread, being called a “McCarthyite” and worse, but a few sane voices made it through the clamor:
Fair criticism and congresswoman should be a bit more critical of such individuals even if they agree with her position.
— Hassan khan (@hkhanirl) January 25, 2019
She claimed that Juan Guaidó is far-right and was installed by President Trump. She is looking like she will end up a national security threat if she remains on that committee…
— Andrew S. (@ModerateOkie) January 25, 2019
She said president Trump was staging a coup in Venezuela. Outright libel. She lies in tweets all day long.
— Alayna Sky (@reneerose31) January 26, 2019
Thanks for standing up for what’s right.
— LSiT but totally serious now (@loudestsubtext) January 25, 2019
Best part is that the major local media outlets Minnesota refuse to write an article about Omar's tweets, I'm looking at you @MPRnews @StarTribune @stribgillespie
— Jeff A (@Mithrandir48) January 26, 2019
I can’t even be mad anymore…there’s a sick solace in the knowledge that Dems are as easily fooled by the likes of Omar and AOC as the GOP is by Trump.
— etb (@eltoroboracho) January 26, 2019
@SpeakerPelosi another clean up needed Nancy.
— commonsense (@commonsense258) January 26, 2019
Sure, she's a complete wreck…but she checks all the right boxes in the intersectionality sweepstakes so YAY!!!!! #CongratulationsDemocratsYouElectedThisPerson
— AshSolesFromTheFire (@ashsoles) January 26, 2019
Her and Ro Khanna have been on a binge of retweeting Russian/Syrian/Venezuelan propagandists. It's shameful. You can oppose anti-imperialism and not be a despot apologist. It's incredibly revealing of Western privilege to dismiss the agency of people abroad to fit your worldview.
— International House of Brent ☃️❄️ (@Brent858) January 25, 2019
Russia has invested heavily in the current regime, including much of its military hardware. Omar seems to be very happy about Russian backed dictatorships.
— W. Clayton (@weciv01) January 25, 2019
Erdogan and Russia support Maduro. She is a fan of Erdogan and thus i see Russian influence and her dual loyalty issue.
— Samantha ? (@samantha3050) January 25, 2019
This is why it's good we have elections. Sure bad people can do some damage while in office, but then we can get rid of them.
— Chris Rider (@maskdmirag) January 25, 2019
?? I despise the fact that even ONE American citizen was uninformed enough to vote for her.
— RD Carrington (@rdcarrington) January 26, 2019
She is a disaster.
— Jeremy Bell (@bellvedere) January 25, 2019
In case you missed it, here’s Robby Starbuck with a roundup of Omar’s week:
This week the future of @TheDemocrats, @IlhanMN:
• Apologized for anti-Semitic tweet
• Got in hot water for requesting shorter sentences for ISIS
• Deleted hateful Covington Catholic tweet
• Spread conspiracy about @LindseyGrahamSC
• Defended Maduro the socialist murderer pic.twitter.com/6wN31KhBbh— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 26, 2019
Thanks, Minnesota.
Related:
‘This is embarrassing’: Rep. Ilhan Omar opposes President Trump’s ‘coup attempt’ in Venezuela https://t.co/PpZL8Wk05C
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 25, 2019
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