Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is the latest Democratic member to be targeted with a censure resolution as she faces accusations of “treasonous statements” over the weekend related to Somalia.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced the resolution on the House floor on Thursday to reprimand Omar over remarks she made at an event in Minnesota, accusing Omar of violating her oath of office by putting the interests of Somalis over the United States.
“These statements by Representative Omar clearly violate the oath she took as an elected Member of Congress to defend and protect the United States Constitution,” the resolution states. “By openly admitting her efforts to advance Somalia’s interests using her position as a United States Representative, Representative Omar has revealed herself to be a foreign agent acting on behalf of a foreign government.”
The censure resolution cites a speech given by Omar, the first Somali American to serve in Congress, which the Democratic lawmaker has said was inaccurately translated.