On Wednesday’s MSNBC show “Alex Wagner Tonight,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-Louisiana) visit to Colombia “will spark even more anger and hatred.” “It is causing serious harm and endangering people’s lives.” These are young people at the Columbia University encampment. ”
Omar said, “This is a man who is clinging to a public speaking position. He knows he may be on a cliff, and he goes to Columbia University and stirs up even more anger and hatred.” , it is not surprising that the lives of the young people at the Columbia University camp are at risk.”
She added: “These people don’t care about violent protests. They don’t care. [the] First Amendment. They are interested in staging their own political theater, and for the most part, that is their job. These are the people who supported the insurrectionists on January 6th, and they threatened my life and the lives of all of our colleagues, and they threatened the peaceful transfer of governance. It’s really amazing that they’re willing to take seriously the call for the National Guard today. The group is also the first to criticize other countries as authoritarians when they send troops to suppress peaceful activities. People who are raising their voices for protests and their rights, people who are standing up for human rights, people who are using their resources and resources to support what is now considered to be a genocide committed by Israel. People who use their tax dollars to speak out against the government. He went out against the people of Gaza. ”
Omar continued, “I want people to actually understand why these kids are putting their academics and their ability to hold good positions in college at risk. I worry about what it means to grow up in a world where you can see people being killed, nearly 70% of them children and women, 80% of their infrastructure destroyed, and countries without water. , starve people of food, electricity, and carry out collective punishment. Israel has been taken to international tribunals and accused of genocide. These children do not want us to be complacent. ”
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