US president Donald Trump has weighed in on the most recent controversy involving Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, retweeting a video edited to suggest she was dismissive of the significance of the September 11 attacks. US president Donald Trump has weighed in on the most recent controversy involving Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, retweeting a video edited to suggest she was dismissive of the significance of the September 11 attacks. Neither Mr Trump’s tweet nor the video includes her full quote or the context of the Minnesota representative’s comments. Donald Trump criticised the Democratic congresswoman (AP)Many Republicans and conservative outlets expressed outrage at Ms Omar’s remarks. US house speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she wants to hear from Ms Omar about the comment, but the Minnesota Democrat does not seem to be backing down.

Source: Irish Independent April 13, 2019 06:33 UTC