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Trump Calls On Representative Ilhan Omar To Resign Over Recent Remarks

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President Donald Trump said Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota should resign from Congress over remarks she made about Israel and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a pro-Israel lobbying group, that were widely viewed as anti-Semitic. Trump's call for Omar to step down comes after she issued an apology following condemnation from House Democratic leadership and a handful of other prominent Democrats. "Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress," Trump told reporters on Tuesday. "And Congressman Omar, it's terrible what she said and I think she should either resign from Congress or she should certainly resign from the House Foreign Affairs Committee." "I think she should resign from Congress frankly, but at a minimum she shouldn't be on committees, certainly that committee," he added. Trump also said that he believes Omar's comments are "deep seeded in her heart" and panned her apology as "lame." Over the weekend, Omar wrote on Twitter, "It's all about the Benjamins baby" in response to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatening punishment for other statements. Omar also suggested the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has US lawmakers on a payroll, advancing a long-standing anti-Semitic figure of speech that Jews control politics and events through money. Omar issued a lengthy apology on Monday after speaking with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an onslaught of powerful House Democrats condemned her rhetoric. "Anti-Semitism is real and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes," Omar said in a statement. "My intention is never to offend my constituents or Jewish Americans as a whole. We have to always be willing to step back and think through criticism, just as I expect people to hear me when others attack me for my identity. This is why I unequivocally apologize."

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