Omar said she had no intention of offending anyone, including Jewish Americans, when she insinuated that lobbyists were paying lawmakers to support Israel. Trump called her apology "lame" and said she should resign from Congress or at least not be allowed to serve on committees. REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL FIGHTS CNN PANEL TRYING TO EQUATE TRUMP, OMAR COMMENTSPence tweeted Tuesday that Omar's comments were a disgrace. The freshman Democratic posted tweets on Sunday that suggested that members of Congress support Israel because they are paid to do so. In a pair of tweets, Omar criticized the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC.

Source: Fox News February 13, 2019 04:41 UTC