An Islamophobic display targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is displayed in the West Virginia Capitol Rotunda on Friday during a day of events sponsored by the state Republican Party. (Brad McElhinny/MetroNews)Friday was a day meant to celebrate the Republican Party in the West Virginia Capitol. Many Republicans got up to speak about the First Amendment in response, according to West Virginia Public Radio. “The West Virginia House of Delegates unequivocally rejects hate in all of its forms," he said in a statement later. Details at: https://t.co/q2yCwxTRA4 — WVGOP (@WVGOP) March 1, 2019Omar, a refugee from Somalia who immigrated to the United States with her parents when she was young, tweeted that she had been receiving threats recently.

Source: Washington Post March 02, 2019 02:12 UTC