Watch Ilhan Omar grill Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams about U.S. intervention in Latin America

Ilhan Omar.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) presented Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams with some tense questions during a hearing on America's military role in Venezuela Wednesday, as the crisis in the country continues to build.

During the exchange, Omar focused heavily on the historical influence of U.S. intervention in the region.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.