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SELLOUT: Ilhan Omar Says She Will Vote For Genocide Joe, Backstabs Gaza Again (youtu.be)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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ilhan I'm here for the one who supplied all those bombs in the genocide. My man Joe! biden

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Remember when she voted "present" on recognizing the Armenian Genocide?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

did anybody ever come up with a convincing explanation for this

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Her explanation -- which I believe since she explicitly said that the genocide happened subsequently -- is that she didn't approve of the recognition of a genocide being used as a political football. She's a garbage liberal, but I don't think she was wrong there specifically.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Ties to Turkey. Omar had a private meeting with Erdogan in 2017, and some of his allies have contributed to her campaign. According to a report, the meeting ended with a request of support from Erdogan. Omar posted the report on her Twitter account before it was deleted.

https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/910131702957305856

https://web.archive.org/web/20171003081153/https://www.tusmotimes.com/xildhibaan-ilhaan-cumar-iyo-madaxweyne-recep-erdogan-oo-magaalada-new-york-ku-kulmay/

President Erdoğan who thanked MP Ilhan Omar and the accompanying delegation especially praised the good leadership and reputation of the MPs for all the Muslims living in the United States. President Erdoğan asked MP Ilhan to be a voice for him and support her Turkish brothers and sisters.