Ilhan Omar Says US Foreign Policy Should Be Overhauled From the ‘Perspective of a Foreigner’

Ilhan Omar Says US Foreign Policy Should Be Overhauled From the ‘Perspective of a Foreigner’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 24, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said in a recent interview that she thinks the U.S. foreign policy should have a “Green New Deal”-style overhaul, claiming that she can help by bringing “the perspective of a foreigner.”

“When I think about foreign policy, we need something equivalent to the Green New Deal,” Omar told Minneapolis Star-Tribune, referring to the radical climate change plan introduced by socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) that would have cost as much as $9.3 trillion per year.