Article snippet: “I did not run for Congress to be silent. I did not run for Congress to sit on the sidelines. I ran because I believed it was time to restore moral clarity and courage to Congress. To fight and to defend our democracy,” Omar wrote in a series of tweets. “No one person – no matter how corrupt, inept, or vicious – can threaten my unwavering love for America. I stand undeterred to continue fighting for equal opportunity in our pursuit of happiness for all Americans.” “Thank you for standing with me – against an administration that ran on banning Muslims from this country – to fight for the America we all deserve,” she added. https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1117134067198246914 Omar is facing blowback for recent remarks at a private fundraiser for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of Greater Los Angeles in which she described 9/11 as a day in which “some people did something.” The Minnesota Democrat said, without offering any evidence to back up her claim: Omar also urged attendees to “raise hell” and “make people uncomfortable” to combat what she described as Muslim-Americans being treated as second class citizens following the terror attacks. On Friday, President Donald Trump tweeted a video of Omar’s remarks with the phrase, writing “WE WILL NEVER FORGET!” Democrats immediately seized on the tweet, accusing the president of inciting violence against the freshman congresswoman. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116817144006750209 “Ilhan ... Link to the full article to read more