US Rep. Ilhan Omar reacts to Trump's racist remarks

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"And when I said I was the President's nightmare, well you're watching it now," said Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar, "because his nightmare is seeing a Somali immigrant refugee rise to Congress." Clément Bonnerot reports on the racist rhetoric that is dividing the US, and on Omar's and her fellow congresswomen's response.

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[tommanley]

POTUS never said any racist remarks....You are being LIED

[mousiem]

She is a nightmare alright, but not Trump's!

[simonclasse]

She said that we should be afraid of white men but that's Trump remarks that are called to be racist... Trump simply said that if they want to defend the interests of their community to the detriment of the American people, they can do so in the home country of their community because here in America they are expected to defend the interest of the American people !

[redxenomorph]

I say she played stupid games, she won a stupid prize!

[summersolstice]

So how many people met Omar? 10 ... 20..?

[LORDERIK]

TRUMP 2020! SOCIALISM IS NO WAY TO BE FREE!

[domeniclocalzo]

She just threatened the President of the United States, thereby threatening the United States ???

[NativeNYer]

That's a threat chicky...I thought u were a loving etc person??? Ur a nut and no one's nightmare..especially Trump...scheessh

[johndonwood]

The American people have had enough of nightmares and ungrateful democrats.

[Guachum]

Trumps recent rally at NC, all white people chanting "send her back". How can this be racist?

[thehappyclam]

If France 24 is going to call someone racist it would be reasonable if they showed an example of that person's racism, in this case they didn't.

[bastifar]

"VOTE HER OUT"
"VOTE HER OUT"
"VOTE HER OUT"
"VOTE HER OUT"

[LeoOfJudah]

Hey Ilhan, go make Somalia great for once!

[Emerald]

Hold on one second she says oh im the president nightmare? what the hell? Imagine if Trump said oh im Ilhans worst nightmare? Has the whole world gone friggin mental?

[mac]

Trump is starkingly similar to Indian Prime Minister in his attitude.

[robertalan]

What does 'go back to where you came from' have to do with race? What if she was from the UK?

[chopperman]

Send her back, let's send her back. You think she could get a political seat in Somalia? Lol

[cojo]

For years, Somalia has been ravaged by human rights violations, war crimes and lack of a developed justice system .
omar needs to take her hate and apply it to her home country that she abandoned for the easy life.

[genaroman]

She should at least learn to speak English property

[mzgordon]

Not many Somali people are pretty they have big heads and big eyes 👀