Dalia al-Aqidi is a Muslim Iraqi refugee who says she's tired of hearing Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., play identity politics while using language she believes is "dividing" America. REP. ILHAN OMAR DEFENDS SUPPORT FOR ANTI-ISRAEL BDS MOVEMENT, OPPOSITION TO IRAN SANCTIONS: 'THEY'RE VERY DIFFERENT'Al-Aqidi, who discussed her newly launched campaign in an interview with Fox News, joins a growing field of Republicans looking to take on Omar. "She needs to be stopped," al-Aqidi told Fox News in a phone interview. Al-Aqidi also alleged that Omar is more interested in raising her own political profile than helping her constituents. On the GOP side, al-Aqidi joins businessman Lacy Johnson, special-education professional Danielle Stella, minister and missionary Lucia Vogel, activist Alley Waterbury, and former auto sales manager Brent Whaley.

Source: Fox News January 16, 2020 15:45 UTC