VIDEO: Ilhan Omar flings expletives at reporter over very benign question on immigration
Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota fired off an expletive at a reporter after being asked a very benign question about immigration enforcement.
Omar appeared to be upset at a Daily Caller reporter for asking her opinion on Democrats appearing to back off on trips to El Salvador as a form of protest against the immigration enforcement policies of President Donald Trump.
'Defenders of the president's policies say critics are animated by the desire to end all deportations of any illegal aliens.'
Democrats have charged that the Trump administration has violated the due process rights of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who was deported from Maryland after the administration determined that he was a member of the violent MS-13 gang.
Some Democrats have flown to El Salvador to seek Garcia's release from the terrorist prison, but so far their demands have been rebuffed by the president of El Salvador. When asked if the trips should continue, Omar fired off a profanity.
“Do you think more of your Democratic colleagues should be traveling to El Salvador to advocate on behalf of Abrego Garcia?” asked Myles Morell.
“I think you should f**k off,” the congresswoman replied.
“I’m sorry, what, congresswoman?” Morell said.
“You should f**k off," she repeated. "You."
The controversy has led to a feud between Democrats, the courts, and the Trump administration. Democrats accuse the president of acting unconstitutionally, while the administration has suggested it will ignore rulings from the judicial branch that it deems as violating the separation of powers.
Defenders of the president's policies say critics are animated by the desire to end all deportations of any illegal aliens in the U.S. Garcia's supporters point to an admission in court from the government's lawyers that he was deported over a clerical error to argue that he should be returned to the U.S.
To complicate the debate, more and more revelations have surfaced to bolster the accusation from the government that Garcia was indeed a gang member.
Here's the video of Omar's insults:
Reporter: “Congresswoman Omar, Do you think more of your Democrat colleagues should travel to El Salvador to advocate on behalf of Kilmar Garcia?”
Ilhan Omar: “I think you should f*** off.” pic.twitter.com/irmT383LPd
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VIDEO: Jasmine Crockett says Americans are uneducated about the work illegal immigrants do: 'We done pickin' cotton!'
Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas suggested that Americans have no clue about the work that immigrants do and appeared to compare modern farm work to slavery.
Crockett made the comments at a historically black church while criticizing President Donald Trump's enforcement of immigration policies that included mass deportation. The Grace Baptist Church was celebrating its 125th anniversary of serving congregants in Connecticut.
'You're not! You're not! We done pickin' cotton! We are. You can't pay us enough to find a plantation!'
"So I had to go around the country and educate people about what immigrants do for this country, or the fact that we are a country of immigrants. The fact is ain’t none of y’all trying to go and farm right now!" she told the congregants.
"OK, so I'm lying? Raise your hands!" she continued when the congregants sat quietly. "You're not! You're not! We done pickin' cotton! We are. You can't pay us enough to find a plantation!"
"I know that's right!" replied one person.
Her bizarre comments were posted to social media, where they quickly went viral. One post garnered more than 1.2 million views in just a few hours.
Some commentators were upset with Crockett for undermining the history of black farmers in the U.S.
Crockett has made headlines with her propensity for making outrageous and inappropriate comments. She appeared to scold a black politician for marrying a white woman, mocked Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for being handicapped, and claimed that Democrats needed to dumb down their messaging to reach out to Republican voters.
"What is happening? Like, this is not America! This is a terrible nightmare!" she famously said in comments on video. "Somebody slap me and wake me the f**k up, 'cuz I'm ready to get on with it!"
Here's the video of Crockett's comments:
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