Article snippet: The Democrat-controlled House affirmed the resolution claiming that Trump made “racist comments” about four far-left Democratic congresswomen, including Omar, known for their controversial remarks about the U.S. The text of the resolution states that the House of Representatives “believes that immigrants and their descendants have made America stronger, and that those who take the oath of citizenship are every bit as American as those whose families have lived in the United States for many generations.” While the resolution text promotes equality between immigrants and natural born citizens, Omar exclaimed during her keynote to the Netroots Nation conference this past Saturday: “I believe, as an immigrant, I probably love this country more than anyone that is naturally born.” The House resolution, meanwhile, quotes President Ronald Reagan upholding America as a “beacon of freedom and opportunity” with the text stating: Yet on Saturday, Omar mocked the very idea of “America the Great” and said she is “ashamed” of the U.S. “continuing to live in its hypocrisy.” “There is something that I get criticized for all the time—it’s not what you think—so don’t, like, don’t gasp,” Omar said at the Netroots Nation event. “It is that I am anti-American because I criticize the United States. “And because I am ashamed of it continuing to live in its hypocrisy that I work so hard to make sure that others who’ve had that, like, why, just be American,” she said. “Why don’t you be ... Link to the full article to read more
Ilhan Omar Blasted U.S. Three Days before Approving Resolution Upholding ‘American Freedom’ | Breitbart
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