Omar Defends 9/11 Comments in Interview With Al-Jazeera

Omar Defends 9/11 Comments in Interview With Al-Jazeera
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 24, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) defended her comments about the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in an interview published after President Donald Trump criticized her over the remarks.

During a July 17 rally, Trump referred to a speech by Omar earlier this year when she said about the 9/11 terror attacks: “some people did something.”
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