Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) criticized the late Charlie Kirk in a media appearance with progressive Mehdi Hasan on Thursday.
Omar said, among other things, that Kirk downplayed slavery and claimed that “guns save lives” following a school shooting.
Her comments come hours after an assassin pierced Kirk’s neck with a bullet, killing him in broad daylight with hundreds of bystanders watching. The killer has not been caught yet.
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“Right, [he] had no regard,” Omar replied to Hasan, who said Kirk called George Floyd a “scumbag.”
“Downplayed slavery and what black people have gone through in this country by saying Juneteenth should never exist,” she added.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a news conference in Minneapolis City Hall, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie
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