Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a resolution Thursday accusing Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar of “admitting to working as a foreign agent.”
The Daily Caller obtained a copy of the resolution after Omar told Congress that his main task was to protect Somalia's national interests. Omar has faced criticism from Republicans in Congress after a Jan. 27 speech to Somali leaders in Minnesota went viral.
Omar gave the speech in Somali and did not mention support for the United States, according to a translation of the speech. share Ambassador Rhoda J. Elmi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland, said this on Twitter. According to a translation, Omar is believed to have said that he is “Somali first and Muslim second” and that he is “here to protect Somalia's interests from within the American system.”
“No one can take away Somalia's oceans while I'm in Congress. The United States will not support others who want to take it from us. So don't lose sleep over it.” Omar is also said to have said this, according to Newsweek. report. (Related: Ron DeSantis calls for Ilhan Omar to be expelled from Congress, denaturalized and deported)
“Today, I am introducing a resolution to censure Ilhan Omar for her admission to working as a foreign agent. I wish I had the votes to deport him,” Greene said on Twitter. (Related: Ilhan Omar asks Keith Ellison to investigate US powerlifting's ban on biological males from competing in female competitions)
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Today, I would like to introduce a resolution to censure Ilhan Omar, who has admitted to working as a foreign agent.
I encourage my colleagues to vote for censure, but I wish I had the vote to expel her and deport her. pic.twitter.com/yNuh2kf7Ii
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) February 1, 2024
Read the solution here:
(Get daily callers) — … by henry rogers
Omar is claimed The subtitles and translations are 100% accurate, the tweet states: I pray for them and for their sanity. If states began to engage in land lease negotiations with other countries without the consent of the federal government, the nation-state would cease to exist. Somalia and Somalis in the diaspora are united in that effort, and I stand in solidarity with them. No amount of harassment or lies will ever change that. ”
