Nancy Pelosi announced she's taken steps to ensure the safety of Ilhan Omar following President Trump's retweet of a video that purports to show the Democrat being dismissive of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. She also called on Trump to take down the video.
"They will continue to monitor and address the threats she faces," the speaker said. She called on Trump to discourage such behavior.
Neither Trump's tweet nor the video included Omar's full quote or the context of her comments, which were about Muslims feeling that their civil liberties had eroded after the attacks. The tweet continued to lead Trump's Twitter feed on Sunday, with more than 9 million views. "Certainly the president is wishing no ill will and certainly not violence towards anyone, but the president is absolutely and should be calling out the congresswoman for her not only one time but history of anti-Semitic comments," Sanders said."The bigger question is why aren't Democrats doing the same thing? It's absolutely abhorrent the comments that she continues to make and has made and they look the other way.
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