Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) hit back at the Alabama Republican Party on Tuesday after the organization formally urged Congress to remove her from office.
“Sorry, @ALGOPHQ, but this is a representative democracy,” Omar tweeted. “I was elected with 78% of the vote by the people of Minnesota’s 5th District, not the Alabama Republican Party.”
She then made a dig at the Alabama GOP’s decision in the 2018 midterms to back failed Senate candidate Roy Moore, who allegedly sexually assaulted several teen girls.
“If you want to clean up politics, maybe don’t nominate an accused child molester as your Senate candidate?” she added.
Sorry, @ALGOPHQ, but this is a representative democracy. I was elected with 78% of the vote by the people of Minnesota's 5th District, not the Alabama Republican Party. If you want to clean up politics, maybe don’t nominate an accused child molester as your Senate candidate? https://t.co/r9NvsZKRUw — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) August 27, 2019
The Alabama GOP passed a resolution on Saturday urging its delegates in Congress to pass legislation kicking Omar out of the House, accusing her of using rhetoric that “explicitly runs counter to American values and patriotism.”
Bwob on August 27th, 2019 at 23:56 UTC »
Oh that's rich, coming from the party that's been embracing concentration camps and election meddling.
Lilnitwitt on August 27th, 2019 at 22:55 UTC »
Perfect response. Alabama shouldn't be lecturing the rest of the U.S. about anything. Alabama came within 20,000 votes of electing the child molester to the senate and having their entire state crippled from boycotts had that happened. Maybe the GOP down there should just keep their mouths shut for awhile?
TheBirminghamBear on August 27th, 2019 at 22:54 UTC »
Alabama GOP: "Oh yeah??" nominate Roy Moore for Senate again. "That'll show you!"