Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is coming to the defense of fellow congressional Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar after President Trump called on the first-term lawmaker to resign and Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted her comments on Israel.
Trump, Pelosi, the entire Democratic leadership, and prominent Jewish lawmakers all came down on Omar for her comments, with Trump upping the pressure Tuesday by demanding her resignation.
But within minutes of the president's pronouncement, Ocasio-Cortez emerged online to offer relief in the form of a missive to her 2 million followers on Twitter.
'Unlike this President, Rep. @IlhanMN demonstrated a capacity to acknowledge pain & apologize, use the opportunity to learn abt history of antisemitism,+grow from it while clarifying her stance,' she wrote, referencing Omar's decision to say she apologizes 'unequivocally.'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended fellow first-term lawmaker Rep. Ilhan Omar after President Trump called for Omar to resign. Here Ocasio-Cortez walks away from the front of the White House after addressing immigration rights activists during a rally calling for 'permanent protections for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders' in front of the White House
'I'm also inspired by Jewish leadership who brought her in, not push her out, to heal,' the Democratic socialist political phenomenon wrote.
She was responding to Tweet by the Jewish Forward publication quoting from an article by Peter Beinart that said: 'If you denounce Ilhan Omar but support Donald Trump, you don't really oppose bigotry. You don't even really oppose anti-Semitism. What you oppose is criticism of Israel,' Beinart wrote.
The voice of support came after Omar was rebuked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her committee chairman, and President Trump.
Trump on Tuesday demanded the first-term lawmaker resign over her Twitter comments that many of her own colleagues called anti-Semitic.
Ocasio tried to turn the tabes on Trump, writing that 'unlike this President,' Omar has 'demonstrated a capacity to acknowledge pain & apologize'
'I think she should either resign from congress or she should certainly resign from the House Foreign Affairs Committee,' Trump said – stoking a controversy that prompted senior Democrats and party leaders blasting Omar's comments about Israel.
Speaking at the top of a meeting with his cabinet, Trump said Omar's comments were 'deep seeded in her heart.' He also called her apology, issued Monday after the entire Democratic leadership issued a statement condemning her comments, 'lame.'
President Donald Trump called on Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar to resign, and called her apology 'lame'
Omar apologized 'unequivocally,' she said. But she added: 'At the same time, I reaffirm the problematic role lobbyists in our politics, whether it be AIPAC, the NRA or the fossil fuel industry.'
One of the tweets that drew criticism was her one word tweet: 'AIPAC!' which referenced the powerful American Israel PAC. She also tweeted 'all about the Benjamins' – in comments colleagues said made it seem Israel supporters adopted their positions for cash.
Trump's determination to tee off on the issue was revealed on the bottom of his hand-written notes. They said: in all capital letters that 'Congresswoman Omar should be asked to resign or at least get off the Foreign Affairs Committee.'
People leave post-it notes of support outside the office of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Capitol Hill, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Washington. Omar has 'unequivocally' apologized for tweets suggesting a powerful pro-Israel interest group paid members of Congress to support Israel.
Trump also weighed in on the controversy swirling around Rep. Ilhan Omar Monday night, saying the first-term lawmaker 'should be ashamed of herself' for her 'all about the Benjamins' comment.
'I think she should be ashamed of herself. I think it was a terrible statement. And I don't think her apology was adequate, the president told reporters aboard Air Force Once en route to a Texas campaign rally.
Trump spoke hours after the lawmaker apologized facing a flood of criticism, following a flood of criticism from both Republicans and Democrats in Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Asked what Ilhan should she say, Trump responded: 'She knows what to say,' without commenting further. It was the only part of a discussion with reporters the White House allowed on record – reflecting the political potency of the clash and Trump's desire to weigh in.
Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, apologized for using old anti-Semitic tropes about Jews and money in recent tweets - a move that comes after a phone call with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a statement from the entire party leadership team blasting the freshman lawmaker.
'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,' Omar said in a statement Monday afternoon.
'My intention is never to offend my constituents or Jewish Americans as a whole,' she added. 'We have to always be willing to step back and think through criticism, just as I expect people to hear me when others attack me for my identity. This is why I unequivocally apologize.'
Powerful lawmakers including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hit back at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. over her remarks about Israel
Rep. Omar apologized Monday afternoon for her previous tweets
People left post-it notes of support outside Rep. Omar's office
'You rock' and 'mazel tov' the notes read
'I think she should be ashamed of herself. I think it was a terrible statement. And I don't think her apology was adequate, the president told reporters aboard Air Force Once en route to a Texas campaign rally. Trump is pictured at the rally
Omar, however, stuck to her guns in blasting the problems of lobbyists and their financial influence in politics.
'At the same time, I reaffirm the problematic role lobbyists in our politics, whether it be AIPAC, the NRA or the fossil fuel industry. It's gone on too long and we must be willing to address it,' Omar said. She tweeted out her statement with the words: 'Listening and learning, but standing strong.'
The freshman Democrat caused outrage with a tweet Sunday night linking support for Israel to financial contributions with her words: 'It's all about the Benjamins.'
Pelosi and her entire leadership team issued a blistering statement after Omar, in her first months in office, penned successive tweets on matter.
'Anti-Semitism must be called out, confronted and condemned whenever it is encountered, without exception,' Pelosi and her team wrote.
'We are and will always be strong supporters of Israel in Congress because we understand that our support is based on shared values and strategic interests. Legitimate criticism of Israel's policies is protected by the values of free speech and democratic debate that the United States and Israel share. But Congresswoman Omar's use of anti-Semitic tropes and prejudicial accusations about Israel's supporters is deeply offensive. We condemn these remarks and we call upon Congresswoman Omar to immediately apologize for these hurtful comments.'
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) sit during a photo-op with members of the House Democratic leadership team on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2018. All three signed a statement calling Rep. Ilhan Omar's 'use of anti-Semitic tropes'
New York Reps. (and committee chairs) Jerold Nadler and Eliot Engel each issued statements criticizing Rep. Omar's comments
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. mentioned AIPAC and wrote 'it's all about the Benjamins' in tweets about support for Israel
The statement was co-signed by Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján, Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries and Caucus Vice Chair Katherine Clark – the entire House Democratic leadership team.
Pelosi also called Omar to speak with her one-on-one about the matter.
The move from leadership followed Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerold Nadler of New York, who issued his own scorching statement Monday.
'It is deeply disappointing and disturbing to hear Representative Ilhan Omar's (MN) choice of words in her exchange with a journalist yesterday, wherein she appears to traffic in old anti-Semitic tropes about Jews and money,' Nadler wrote.
'Her words are deeply hurtful and offensive, particularly as they build on a previous comment she made about Jews 'hypnotizing' the world in support of Israel – another old trope born of hate-filled texts like the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.'
Multiple Jewish Democrats, including powerful committee chairs, called out freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar for using anti-semitic 'tropes' after her tweets linking support for Israel to money.
'It is deeply disappointing and disturbing to hear Representative Ilhan Omar's (MN) choice of words in her exchange with a journalist yesterday, wherein she appears to traffic in old anti-Semitic tropes about Jews and money,' wrote Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerold Nadler, in a public rebuke of Omar, one of the two first muslim women elected to Congress and a member of his own caucus.
Nadler continued: 'Her words are deeply hurtful and offensive, particularly as they build on a previous comment she made about Jews 'hypnotizing' the world in support of Israel – another old trope born of hate-filled texts like the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.'
Rep. Max Rose, a Jewish combat vet who represents a district that includes Staten Island in New York, tweeted, 'When someone uses hateful and offensive tropes and words against people of any faith, I will not be silent. Congresswoman Omar's statements are deeply hurtful to Jews, including myself.'
Omar on Sunday reacted to a Twitter post by journalist Glenn Greenwald, who slammed the Republican House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, for criticizing the Somali-American lawmaker and another anti-Israel critic, Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Omar responded to Greenwald's thread by tweeting: 'It's all about the Benjamins baby.' The tweet is a reference to the title of a Puff Daddy song of the same name which was released in 1997
Rose continued: 'Implying that Americans support Israel because of money alone is offensive enough. But to go a step further, and retweet someone declaring their pain at her sentiment is simply unacceptable.'
'At a time when anti-Semitic attacks are on the rise, our leaders should not be invoking hurtful stereotypes and caricatures of Jewish people to dismiss those who support Israel,' Rose tweeted.
Rep. Eliot Engel, who chairs the Foreign Relations panel on which Omar recently was awarded a seat, also called her out.
'I fully expect that when we disagree on the Foreign Affairs Committee, we will debate policy on the merits and never question members' motives or resort to personal attacks,' Engel said in a statement. 'Criticism of American policy toward any country is fair game, but this must be done on policy grounds.'
Engel also said Omar had resorted to 'the anti-Semitic trope of 'Jewish money.''
The House Republican campaign arm jumped on the extraordinary brushback from leadership against one of their own members. The NRCC sent out the Pelosi statement, commenting: 'Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team have made clear there are no consequences for the anti-Semites in their caucus.'
The barrage of criticism came after Omar suggested on Sunday that supporters of Israel in effect buy off political support from lawmakers to get them to back Israel.
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton also blasted the move, and also wrote Omar that she planned to 'reach out' to her directly.
Omar, of Minnesota, who is one of two Muslim women elected to Congress. On Sunday, she came under fire from Republicans and pro-Israel supporters for her Twitter post that some say advances anti-Semitic tropes about Jews and money.
'It's all about the Benjamins,' she wrote in reaction to a journalist's tweet remarking that it was 'stunning' how much time US leaders devote to defending Israel 'even if it means attacking free speech rights of Americans.''
Clinton responded that she was 'trafficking in anti-Semitism' by insinuating that members of Congress were being paid money - presumably by wealthy Jews - to maintain support for Israel.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (left) of Minnesota, who is one of two Muslim women elected to Congress, came under fire from Chelsea Clinton (right), Republicans, and pro-Israel supporters for a Twitter post that some say advances anti-Semitic tropes about Jews and money
Omar had reacted to a Twitter post by journalist Glenn Greenwald, which slammed the Republican House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, for criticizing the Somali-American lawmaker and another anti-Israel critic, Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
McCarthy vowed to 'take action' against Omar and Tlaib, who is Palestinian-American, over their past comments allegedly criticizing Israel.
The GOP leader said comments by Tlaib and Omar were worse than those made by Steve King, the Republican congressman from Iowa who was reprimanded by his colleagues for questioning why the term 'white supremacy' was considered offensive.
Greenwald, the journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking the Edward Snowden NSA story, slammed McCarthy on Twitter for his comments.
'Equating @IlhanMN & @RashidaTlaib's criticism of Israel to Steve King's long defense of white supremacy is obscene (McCarthy said it's worse),' Greenwald tweeted.
Omar was then asked on Twitter by Batya Ungar-Sargon, the editorial page editor of the Jewish Daily Forward: 'Would love to know who Omar thinks is paying American politicians to be pro-Israel, though I think I can guess.'
Omar then responded to Ungar-Sargon: 'AIPAC.' AIPAC stands for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to Congress and the White House
Ungar-Sargon replied: 'Please learn how to talk about Jews in a non-anti-Semitic way. Sincerely, American Jews.'
'In the US, we're allowed to criticize our own government: certainly foreign governments. The GOP House Leader's priorities are warped.'
Greenwald wrote in a subsequent tweet: 'Sorry, but you're not going to turn the two first Muslim women to serve in the US Congress into overnight Jew-haters because of their criticisms of Israel.
'What's actually anti-Semitic is conflating the Government of Israel with Jews, so those of you doing that should stop.'
Omar responded to Greenwald's thread by tweeting: 'It's all about the Benjamins baby.'
'Benjamins' is a reference to Benjamin Franklin, whose portrait appears on the $100 bill. So the term 'all about the Benjamins' implies money.
The tweet is also reference to the title of a Puff Daddy song of the same name which was released in 1997.
Omar was then asked on Twitter by Batya Ungar-Sargon, the editorial page editor of the Jewish Daily Forward: 'Would love to know who Omar thinks is paying American politicians to be pro-Israel, though I think I can guess.
'Bad form, Congresswoman. That's the second anti-Semitic trope you've tweeted.'
Omar then responded to Ungar-Sargon: 'AIPAC.'
AIPAC stands for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to Congress and the White House.
Omar's implication that AIPAC was dictating to members of Congress what kind of speech is permissible when it comes to Israel is considered by some to be anti-Semitic.
Chelsea Clinton then responded to Ungar-Sargon, tweeting: 'Co-signed as an American. We should expect all elected officials, regardless of party, and all public figures to not traffic in anti-Semitism.'
In response to Clinton's post, Omar tweeted: 'Chelsea, I would be happy to talk. We must call out smears from the GOP and their allies. And I believe we can do that without criticizing people for their faith. 'I look forward to building an inclusive movement for justice with you.'
To which Clinton replied: 'Hello Congresswoman! Completely agree. I will reach out to your office tomorrow. Looking forward to connecting about this thread and more, Chelsea.'
Historically, anti-Semites have played on fears that nefarious Jews are 'pulling the strings' of government and the world finance system to sow chaos and unrest.
Ungar-Sargon replied: 'Please learn how to talk about Jews in a non-anti-Semitic way. Sincerely, American Jews.'
Chelsea Clinton then responded to Ungar-Sargon, tweeting: 'Co-signed as an American. We should expect all elected officials, regardless of party, and all public figures to not traffic in anti-Semitism.'
When Clinton was criticized on Twitter for 'piling on' Omar, she replied: 'I will reach out to her tomorrow. I also think we have to call out anti-Semitic language and tropes on all sides, particularly in our elected officials and particularly now.'
In response to Clinton's post, Omar tweeted: 'Chelsea, I would be happy to talk. We must call out smears from the GOP and their allies. And I believe we can do that without criticizing people for their faith.
'I look forward to building an inclusive movement for justice with you.'
To which Clinton replied: 'Hello Congresswoman! Completely agree. I will reach out to your office tomorrow. Looking forward to connecting about this thread and more, Chelsea.'
Omar has been criticized in the past for making statements deemed by some as anti-Semitic.
Aside from her criticisms of Israel, she has come under fire for a tweet she posted in 2012 which read: 'Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.'
The tweet, which is dated November 16, 2012, was posted during a period of open warfare between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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