Florida Republican mocks Dem leaders demanding apology over 'unhinged, racist' insult against Ilhan Omar



A Republican Florida lawmaker referred to Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota as a terrorist in a missive on social media, and he's definitely not backing down to criticism.

Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Fine of Florida made the comments after Omar referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a war criminal and said it was shameful for Congress to invite him to speak.

'The Hamas Caucus is upset. Boo hoo.'

"I'm sure it is difficult to see us welcome the killer of so many of your fellow Muslim terrorists," Fine responded on social media. "The only shame is that you serve in Congress."

In response, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York posted a statement demanding an apology from Fine.

"The unhinged, racist and Islamophobic comments made by Randy Fine about Rep. Ilhan Omar are bigoted and disgusting. We are just weeks removed from heinous acts of political violence targeting elected officials in Minnesota for assassination," the statement reads.

"This is an incredibly difficult time for our nation and Members of Congress should be solving problems for the American people, not inciting violence," the statement continues. "Randy Fine must apologize immediately."

The criticism was also signed by Democratic House Minority Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California.

Fine responded by ridiculing the Democrats.

"The Hamas Caucus is upset. Boo hoo. I guess they weren't listening when I said the Hebrew Hammer was coming," the congressman responded on social media.

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In a statement to Politico, a spokesperson for Omar described Fine as a "dangerous hateful man, whose only purpose in Congress thus far has been advocating for nuking Gaza, celebrating the death of children, and calling anyone who disagrees with his genocidal mindset a terrorist."

Fine had been criticized as a "squish" by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, for underperforming in the district he won to gain a seat in the U.S. Congress.

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Watch how Ilhan Omar responds to this question: 'Are you okay with Hamas terrorists continuing to exist?'



Ilhan Omar continues to show her true colors (which are anything but red, white, and blue) as the Israel-Palestine conflict progresses.

Dave Rubin plays a clip of her recent response to Fox News' Hillary Vaughn’s questions about Hamas terrorism.

“Are you okay with Hamas terrorists continuing to exist?” Vaughn asked.

Omar’s response? Crickets. Except for the clacking of her heels as she speed-walked away from Vaughn, who did not give up easily.

“Do you think that Israel should just lay down their arms and not try to get the hostages out of Gaza?” she persisted.

More crickets.

“How can Israel have a ceasefire with terrorists whose entire mission is to wipe out their existence?” Vaughn questioned again.

But this time, Omar did have a response.

“Ignore this crazy lady, don’t worry about her.”

“Those are all completely legitimate questions,” says Dave, “and you have to understand – Ilhan Omar does support Hamas.”

At bare minimum, she could “turn to the person and say, ‘Well of course, you know, Hamas beheading children is bad, but I stand up for the people of Gaza,”’ sighs Dave. “That wouldn't be that hard to say, but she won't even give an inch on that, and nobody in the Democrat Party – nobody – has the balls to say anything about it.”


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WATCH: Rep. Ilhan Omar unknowingly OWNS herself, proves her critics right



On "The Rubin Report" Wednesday, BlazeTV host Dave Rubin talked about Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) anti-Semitic response to charges of being anti-Semitic, President Joe Biden's press secretary Jen Psaki doing mental gymnastics to imply that Republicans want to defund the police, and former President Barack Obama explaining why the sharing of disinformation worries him the most.

First, Dave shared a video clip from Omar's interview with Jake Tapper on CNN. In the clip, Tapper asks Omar if she can understand why some of her comments might be interpreted as being anti-Semitic by her Jewish colleagues. Omar's roundabout response seems to prove her critics right.

Watch the video clip below and decide for yourself:


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Ilhan Omar accuses Jewish Democrats of not being 'partners in justice' and says she doesn't regret comparing the US to terrorists



Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was pressed by CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday about her recent controversial statements and she doubled down in response.

Omar was asked if she regretted comparing the United States and Israel to Hamas terrorists and she said she did not regret saying it, despite having walked back the comments after being criticized by others in her party.

"Do you regret these comments?" asked Tapper.

"I don't," she responded. "I think it's really important to think back to the point that I was trying to make. Obviously, I was addressing Secretary of State Blinken."

 
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"The cases are put together in front of the [International Criminal Court]. ICC has been investigating, I know that, you know, some of my colleagues don't lend legitimacy to the ICC, but I tend to think that people around the world who have experience with injustice, need to be able to have a place where they can go," she continued.

"And as a country that helped found the ICC and supported it," she added, "I think it is really important for us to continue to find ways in which people can find justice around the world."

Omar was also pressed during the interview about comments she made about Jews that many called anti-Semitic, and she blamed Jewish Democrats for not being aligned to her political agenda.

"Do you understand why some of your fellow House Democrats especially the Jews find that language anti-Semitic?" asked Tapper after listing examples of Omar's controversial speech.

 
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"I have welcomed any time, you know, my colleagues have asked to have a conversation, to learn from them, for them to learn from me," Omar responded.

"I think it's really important for these members to realize that they haven't been partners in justice, they haven't been, you know, equally engaging in seeking justice around the world. And I think I will continue to do that. It is important for me as someone who knows what it feels like to experience injustice in ways that my colleagues don't to be a voice in finding accountability," she added.

Omar's comments garnered renewed ire from groups opposing anti-Semitism.

"Shocking - Ilhan Omar refusing to take ANY accountability for her obscene antisemitism," tweeted Stop Antisemitism.

"Instead she has the audacity to blame Jewish members of Congress. When will this vile bigot finally be censured and properly reprimanded by her party? Enough is enough!" they added.