President Trump is the latest to push back against comments made by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a speech she gave in March.
While speaking at at an event hosted by the Council on American-Islamic relations, Omar said that the council was created because Muslims in the United States began to lose their civil liberties following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The criticism directed at Omar, however, stems from how she alluded to the attacks. The congresswoman said the council was founded "because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties." Several politicians, commentators, and media outlets — including The New York Post — argued that Omar, who has faced accusations of anti-Semitism in recent weeks — was downplaying the tragedy of the attacks.
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