BURSTRep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Thursday condemned the fatal shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum in a statement on the social platform X after "Fox & Friends" played a clip of her earlier in the day declining to offer a response to the violent event.
“I am appalled by the deadly shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum last night. Holding the victims, their families, and loved ones in my thoughts and prayers,” Omar wrote in a post on X.
“Violence should have no place in our country,” she added.
Outside of the Capitol on Thursday morning, an interviewer asked Omar if she would provide her reaction to the D.C. shooting.
She responded, “I’m going to go for now.”
Fox News’s Ainsley Earhardt shook her head while watching the video, in awe that “she didn’t even say ‘condolences for the family.’”
Right-wing commentators slammed Omar for the recorded response.
“Ilhan Omar REFUSES to condemn the assassination of Israeli diplomats in DC last night Omar is an ISLAMIC TERRORlST who needs to be deported back to Somalia. NOT IN CONGRESS,” Nick Sortor wrote in a post on X.
Republican lawmakers have criticized Omar, a Muslim and naturalized U.S. citizen, for supporting Palestine amid the war in Gaza.
First-term Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) also circulated a petition to deport Omar for aiding fellow immigrants.
Omar has openly denounced President Trump’s deportation policies and signed on to a letter with fellow members of Congress to support the release of green card holder Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian advocate.