Promin­ent Democr­ats have rushed to Omar's defenc­e accusi­ng Trump and other Republ­icans of endang­ering her lifeWASHINGTON DC: White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Sunday defended Donald Trump against accusations that he was inciting violence against a Muslim congresswoman after the president tweeted a video of her spliced with footage of the 9/11 attacks. WE WILL NEVER FORGET! The lawmaker has mounted her own trenchant fightback, tweeting Saturday: “No one person – no matter how corrupt, inept, or vicious – can threaten my unwavering love for America. “For far too long, we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen and, frankly, I’m tired of it, and every single Muslim in this country should be tired of it,” she said. The speech did not initially receive significant attention until the snippet in question was highlighted weeks later by controversial Australian personality Mohammad Tawhidi who refers to himself as the “Imam of Peace.”Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune April 14, 2019 16:41 UTC