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Rep. Ilhan Omar greeted in Minnesota with chants of 'welcome home Ilhan'

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After days of sparring with President Trump, the Minnesota congresswoman returned to the Twin Cities on Thursday night, where she was welcomed by a large group of supporters. Trump continued his criticism of Omar, calling the event "staged."

After days of sparring with President Trump, the Minnesota congresswoman returned to the Twin Cities on Thursday night, where she was welcomed by a large group of supporters. Trump continued his criticism of Omar, calling the event "staged."

  1. 19 Jul 2019

    A cheering crowd in Minnesota holding signs with slogans like "Stop Racism Now" and chanting "welcome home Ilhan" greeted Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar as she returned home to her district.

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  2. 18 Jul 2019

    Congresswoman Omar just arrived back in the Twin Cities.

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  3. 19 Jul 2019

    U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar hits back at President Donald Trump, vows to ‘keep fighting’ and describes herself as ‘the president's nightmare.’ More here:

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  4. 19 Jul 2019

    “We are gonna continue to keep fighting until we have the America we know we all deserve." After a week of attacks from Pres. Trump, Rep. Ilhan Omar returned home to cheers, vowing to be a 'nightmare' for the president:

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  5. 18 Jul 2019

    Hundreds of Minnesotans gather at the airport to welcome Congresswoman Ilhan Omar home. ♥️

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  6. 18 Jul 2019

    It’s good to be home ❤️

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  7. 19 Jul 2019

    ...back to where she came from.

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  8. 18 Jul 2019

    This is what I love so much about Minnesota. We literally turned "Welcome Home" into a protest chant.

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  9. 18 Jul 2019

    I don't know how she didn't just burst into tears, because I certainly did and this is in no way, shape, or form about me.

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  10. 19 Jul 2019

    It has been a pretty awful week of bigotry, hatred and fear. But every once in a while, hope pops it’s head out to remind you it doesn’t have to be this way.

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  11. 19 Jul 2019

    Rep Ilhan Omar’s district is 70% White Rep Ilhan Omar won her seat with 78% of the vote Here are the people of Minnesota who know her best proclaiming “WELCOME HOME ILHAN!” This love & unity is what America is meant to be❤️

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  12. 19 Jul 2019

    It is amazing how the Fake News Media became “crazed” over the chant “send her back” by a packed Arena (a record) crowd in the Great State of North Carolina, but is totally calm & accepting of the most vile and disgusting statements made by the three Radical Left Congresswomen...

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  13. 19 Jul 2019

    ....Mainstream Media, which has lost all credibility, has either officially or unofficially become a part of the Radical Left Democrat Party. It is a sick partnership, so pathetic to watch! They even covered a tiny staged crowd as they greeted Foul Mouthed Omar in Minnesota, a...

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  14. 19 Jul 2019

    ....State which I will win in #2020 because they can’t stand her and her hatred of our Country, and they appreciate all that I have done for them (opening up mining and MUCH more) which has led to the best employment & economic year in Minnesota’s long and beautiful history!

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  15. 19 Jul 2019

    Ilhan Omar received 78 percent of the vote in her Minneapolis district last year. Trump's approval rating in Minnesota is currently 16 points underwater.

    ....State which I will win in #2020 because they can’t stand her and her hatred of our Country, and they appreciate all that I have done for them (opening up mining and MUCH more) which has led to the best employment & economic year in Minnesota’s long and beautiful history!
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  16. 17 Jul 2019

    Trump supporters chanted "send her back" and "traitor" after the president renewed his attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar and the Democratic "squad" of freshman congresswomen.

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  17. 17 Jul 2019

    Using the hashtag , elected officials and other public figures are pledging their support for Rep. Ilhan Omar after Trump supporters chanted “send her back” during a rally in North Carolina.

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  18. 18 Jul 2019

    Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer and others are contrasting Trump's failure to halt a “send her back” chant directed at Rep. Ilhan Omar with the way Senator John McCain handled a heckler during his presidential campaign in 2008.

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