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Ilhan Omar claims Donald Trump 'terrified' of her as she is 'a woman, an immigrant, Muslim'

A member of the far-left "Squad" of young Democrat congresswomen, Omar made the remarks on late-night show 'Full Frontal with Samantha Bee'
UPDATED MAR 16, 2020
Ilhan Omar (Getty Images)
Ilhan Omar (Getty Images)

Freshman congresswoman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, has claimed President Trump is "terrified" of her "intersectionality" of identities as a woman, an immigrant, and a Muslim at the same time.

A member of the far-left "Squad" of young Democrat congresswomen, Omar made the remarks on late-night show 'Full Frontal with Samantha Bee', Fox News reports. Omar came to the US with her family from Somalia as a teenager, and said she never thought she would someday be working to impeach a US president.

Samantha Bee speaks onstage during "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" at The White House Correspondents Dinner on April 26, 2019, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

"A lot of people think we take joy in impeaching this president because we don't like him," the freshman lawmaker said. "But we take joy in making sure that when we say we're going to protect the rule of law, that the American people know that we are serious about that."

"I, however, am just always so happy when I think that Don Jr. is upset," Bee told the congresswoman.

"That does slightly make me happy," Omar agreed.

Omar has often been criticized by Trump for her controversial words, especially when she referred to the 9/11 tragedy as "some people did something."

"Why do you think that the president focuses so much on you?" Bee asked.

"I think he is terrified by any women who are practicing 'Shine Theory,' who have each other's back," Omar responded, referring to a certain concept of mutual empowerment. "But for me, I think he is terrified at the fact that I sit on the intersectionality of many identities that he really despises: a woman, an immigrant, Muslim, refugee, and Punjabi in one beautiful package."

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) rallies with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the U.S. Capitol March 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Bee then asked Omar to express how she felt about "perpetually being taken out of context" by her opponents, to which she responded saying she "doesn't really care that much" as her critics "are just vilifying and dismissing my voice anyway."

"The fact that I live rent-free in their head doesn't mean they get to live rent-free in mine," Omar said. Omar later said "rehabilitation" was possible for "white supremacists" like White House adviser Stephen Miller and that they could "use some light, some love, some joy" in their lives.

Back in July, the Minnesota congresswoman vowed she would continue being Trump's "nightmare" after the president said she and her friends in the "Squad" should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came."

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