U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s communications director is now joining his boss in drawing swift criticism for online posts. Jeremy Slevin, a top member of the Minnesota Democrat's staff, posted online this week that “anti-Semitism is a right-wing force,” despite the accusations of bigotry his boss has faced over some controversial comments. Note the implication of this (false, antisemitism spans the political spectrum) statement: @IlhanMN is not right-wing, so she can't be antisemitic. The Omar staffer’s comment followed multiple anti-Semitic controversies his boss has faced over recent remarks. “Also true that the resurgence of violent anti-Semitism in the US is being fueled by the right.

Source: Fox News March 28, 2019 10:11 UTC