Summary
Representative Ilhan Omar responded to claims from the White House suggesting she married her brother, which she denies. The claim is old and has been debunked. Her response to President Trump's comments about her and Minnesota's Somali community became highly viewed online.
Key Facts
- Ilhan Omar is a Democratic representative of Minnesota.
- The White House revived an old claim that Omar married her brother, which she denies.
- President Donald Trump commented negatively about Omar and Minnesota's Somali immigrants.
- Omar responded to Trump's comments on social media, gaining millions of views.
- The White House's Rapid Response team repeated the debunked marriage claim.
- Omar questioned President Trump with a controversial response in a social media post.
- Omar is a member of "the Squad," a group of progressive House Democrats.
