Days before an election, with Minnesotans voting on crime, prices and the future of their neighborhoods, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar had to decide who she would stand beside.
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she → vote → who
She chose the far-left streamer, Hasan Piker.
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She → choose → streamer
This is a man who said "America deserved 9/11."
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America → say → 9/11
He called Hamas "a thousand times better" than Israel and said he would vote for Hamas "every single time."
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he → call → Hamas
He called Orthodox Jews "inbred," waved off Hamas’s treatment of women and gay people as domestic policy he doesn’t care about, and warned this summer that if American Jews keep supporting Israel, someone "is going to come around and take action."
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someone → call → action
Omar knew all of it.
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Omar → know → it
Everyone did.
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Everyone → do → ?
Before Monday night, when she appeared for a live conversation and Q&A event in Minneapolis titled "I'm the Host Now!", the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas called her decision to participate "a betrayal of Jewish Minnesotans."
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Council → appear → Minnesotans
Her district includes St. Louis Park, long the center of Jewish life in this state.
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district → include → state
Her own party’s Jewish caucus said Piker’s brand of hate has no place in Minnesota.
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brand → say → Minnesota
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, called his statements reckless and unacceptable.
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Klobuchar → call → statements
Rep. Angie Craig, Rep. Betty McCollum, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and state Sen. Ron Latz all spoke out.
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Craig → speak → ?
Democratic leaders privately urged her to cancel.
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leaders → urge → her
Her campaign said the Democratic Party is a "big tent" — and she walked out on stage on Oct. 26, anyway.
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she → say → Oct.
Ilhan Omar has had years to show Minnesota what kind of representative she is.
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she → have → representative
Last Monday, she answered the question herself.
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she → answer → question
Once there, Piker called Republicans "terrorists."
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Piker → call → Republicans
Omar called the GOP the "pedophile protection party."
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Omar → call → GOP
It was a deliberate decision, made over the objections of her own party and her own Jewish constituents, at an event built to turn out votes, hosted by state Sen. Omar Fateh, a member of the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America.
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It → make → America
Rep. Omar didn’t stumble into this.
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Omar → stumble → this
She calculated that a sold-out crowd was worth more than the trust of the Jewish families she represents.
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she → calculate → families
And it fits.
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it → fit → ?
This is a congresswoman who has already had to apologize for trafficking in antisemitic tropes, who treats half the country as an enemy and calls it courage.
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who → have → it
I spent 30 years with the Minnesota State Patrol.
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I → spend → Patrol
In law enforcement, you learn that character shows in what someone does after they’ve been warned: whom they trust, what they tolerate, whether they change course or double down.
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they → learn → course
Omar was warned.
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Omar → warn → ?
She doubled down.
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She → double → ?
Minnesota’s Fifth District deserves better.
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District → deserve → better
The district is home to families worried about violent crime, grocery bills, rent and whether their kids will have the opportunities they did.
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they → worry → opportunities
It is also home to immigrants who came here because they believe in America and to Jewish Minnesotans who should never have to wonder whether their own congresswoman takes threats against them seriously.
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congresswoman → come → them
During my time with the State Patrol, I never asked anyone’s party before responding to a crash.
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I → ask → crash
Public service means serving everyone — including the people who didn’t vote for you.
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who → mean → you
I’m a Republican, and I won’t pretend otherwise.
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I → ’m → ?
I believe the border must remain secure, violent criminals and fraudsters must be held accountable, families need relief from the cost of living, and police officers deserve support, not contempt.
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officers → believe → support
I believe America is worth defending.
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America → believe → ?
But I don’t believe the people who disagree with me are terrorists.
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who → believe → me
You can fight hard for your principles without calling millions of your fellow citizens enemies — and without sharing a microphone with a man who says his country deserved to be attacked.
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country → fight → man
Ilhan Omar has had years to show Minnesota what kind of representative she is.
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she → have → representative
Last Monday, she answered the question herself.
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she → answer → question
Now voters get to answer it.
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voters → get → it
…and 3 more, not listed.
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