Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in an appearance Thursday on “The Daily Show,” attempted to explain her heated rhetoric toward countries like Israel. It’s because I love this country and because I am an American and I want it to do better,” Omar said. “And so when I talk about places like Saudi Arabia or, you know, Israel, or right now Venezuela, I’m not criticizing the people, I’m not criticizing their faith, I’m not criticizing their way of life. Further, she was asked about how the country will pay for various ambitious proposals like "Medicare-for-all" and free college tuition if America “doesn’t have the money.”REP ILHAN OMAR TARGETS ISRAEL AGAIN, COMPARES JEWISH STATE TO US SOUTH DURING SEGREGATION“America has money. And so this is why I got on the Budget Committee because I’m excited to make sure that we have a budget that’s reflective of our values,” Omar said.

Source: Fox News February 01, 2019 13:17 UTC