Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar Straight Up LIES About Her BDS Support

Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar should fit riiiiiight in with the rest of the Democrats.

Why? Because she’s a STRAIGHT UP LIAR.

Rep. Ilhan Omar: “I was not vague” during the campaign about BDS support.

Says she opposed Rubio’s anti-BDS amendment because “it’s unconstitutional.” pic.twitter.com/7QZdLbihXq

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 14, 2019

Only…

Fact check: one zillion Pinocchios: https://t.co/S8NplcXjXR https://t.co/sS8ilLdcC3

— Karol Markowicz (@karol) January 14, 2019

According to the link above:

This seemed like a bait-and-switch to many Jewish Minnesotans: When she was asked at an August primary debate held in a synagogue to specify “exactly where you stand” on BDS, Omar said that BDS was “not helpful in getting that two-state solution” — never explaining that she in fact supported the policy.

“She’s either misrepresenting or misunderstanding. And I hope to be able to have a dialogue with her that clarifies which of those is the nature of her stance,” said Rabbi Avi Olitzky of Beth El Synagogue, which hosted the debate.

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It’s unclear why Omar and her team decided to come forward about BDS stance now, after the election but before she is sworn in and can vote on the issue. Tlaib and Ocasio-Cortez, who were both criticized for their statements on Israel during their campaigns, do not appear to have said anything on the subject since their general election victories last week.

Omar, a former Somali refugee who became a community activist and then a member of the state House, appears to be the first member (or future member) of Congress to publicly support the BDS movement.

So yes – she wasn’t just VAGUE – she was flat out purposely misleading.

But look, when no one asks Democrats follow up questions about anything, this is what you get. pic.twitter.com/rrzynYlDSR

— Karol Markowicz (@karol) January 14, 2019

But why would they? She’s a Dem after all. She doesn’t have to tell the TRUTH when she’s “morally right.”