Ilhan Omar just can’t seem to shake her 2018 claim that America “should be more fearful of white men.” The controversial remarks, made years ago, are making the rounds again online.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (2018): "Our country should be more fearful of white men because they cause most deaths"
Ilhan Omar (2020): "I do" 🥰 pic.twitter.com/uKvT6wf5qi
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Speaking to Al Jazeera back then, the Minnesota congresswoman argued that white men “are actually causing most of the deaths within this country,” suggesting they should be profiled and monitored if fear was driving policy.
She was supposedly talking about right-wing domestic terrorism, trying to shift focus from Islamic extremism. But a clip of the comment blew up in 2019, sparking outrage over the broad swipe at an entire demographic.
Liberal fact-checkers quickly jumped in, claiming the clip was “out of context” and that Omar only meant *some* white men – specifically, right-wing extremists. They insisted she wasn’t painting all white men with the same brush.
But many weren’t buying the spin. Senator Marco Rubio, for one, slammed the remarks as racist at the time.
Whether it was a targeted critique or a massive generalization, Omar’s words highlight the kind of divisive rhetoric that keeps tensions high. Focusing blame on one group, even under the guise of fighting extremism, rarely sits well.
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