Washington (CNN) Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's fellow freshman lawmakers are coming to the Minnesota congresswoman's defense Thursday after remarks she made referencing 9/11 as "some people did something" were criticized in a New York Post cover that featured the Twin Towers. The New York Post published Thursday's tabloid with the quote from Omar, who is one of two Muslim women in Congress, and an image of the Twin Towers engulfed in flames from September 11, 2001. Under the picture is the headline "Here's your something." Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York called the Post cover a "politically motivated attack," adding that the backlash against Omar is "getting to the level where this is an incitement of violence against progressive women of color." "As wild as it can get sometimes this is something beyond what is normal."

Source: CNN April 11, 2019 19:29 UTC