“WE WILL NEVER FORGET!” Trump tweeted, along with the video. In the speech, Omar had used the phrase “some people did something” in reference to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, language that conservatives argued played down the significance of the incident. CAIR was founded in 1994, not after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Jeremy Slevin, Omar‘s spokesman, said she misspoke and meant to refer to the fact that the organization had doubled in size after the Sept. 11 attacks. “This is dangerous incitement, given the death threats I face,” Omar tweeted.

Source: National Post April 15, 2019 13:18 UTC