Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota arrived at her hometown airport on Thursday to a crowd chanting “welcome home Ilhan!”
What We Know:
- In the video, Omar is seen walking into a sea of supporters and television cameras waiting for her at baggage claim at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
- She was returning from a town hall meeting on Medicare on Thursday night with Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington. “It’s good to be home,” Omar tweeted.
It’s good to be home ❤️ https://t.co/2jV2rIPoE0
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) July 18, 2019
- Omar addressed the crowd “We are going to continue to be a nightmare to this president,” she said in her speech to the crowd, “because his policies are a nightmare to us and we are not deterred, we are not frightened.”
- Her welcome home came after weeks of repeated attacks from Trump, against her and three other democrats. More recently, after supporters at President Trump’s Wednesday night campaign rally in North Carolina chanted “send her back” about Omar, who came to the U.S. as a Somali refugee as a child.
It was the first time Omar had been back in her own state since Trump‘s feud with her and the other woman in ”The Squad.” On Friday, Trump claimed her welcome home was staged.
