Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, two high-profile freshman Democrats who engender intense emotions on the right, each spoke out Wednesday about how efforts to vilify them have made them a target of death threats. grps, we get a spike in death threats to refer to Capitol Police. Eva Malecki, spokeswoman for the Capitol Police, declined to comment on threats to individual lawmakers. Omar, one of the first Muslim women to serve in Congress, has also faced significant threats on her life. “Fox and Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade walked back his comments where he mused on air about whether Omar is “an American first.”“This is dangerous incitement, given the death threats I face,” she tweeted.

Source: Washington Post April 11, 2019 00:09 UTC