Trump Calls for Congresswoman’s Resignation
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Move comes after Rep. Omar’s comments were criticized as anti-Semitic.
President Trump on Tuesday called on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) to resign over comments she made that were criticized as anti-Semitic.
“I think she should either resign from Congress or she should certainly resign from the House Foreign Affairs Committee,” he said, speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House.
Ms. Omar, a freshman lawmaker, apologized on Monday after Democratic and Republican leaders condemned her suggestion that lawmakers’ support for Israel was driven by money from a pro-Israel lobbying group. “Anti-Semitism is real and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes,” she said on Twitter.
Mr. Trump on Tuesday said Ms. Omar’s comments were “deep-seated in her heart” and called her apology “lame.”
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