Democratic freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress, said 'love trumps hate' and urged solidarity with Muslims in the wake of a deadly terror attack at two mosques in New Zealand
Washington Democratic freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress, said on Friday that"love trumps hate" and urged solidarity with Muslims in the wake of a deadly terror attack at two mosques in New Zealand.
Democratic freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who shares the historic distinction along with Omar, expressed outrage over the attacks in a statement on Friday, saying,"This morning I tried to hold back tears as I hugged my two brown, Muslim boys a little tighter and longer. The painful loss of life based on hate makes me so angry."Speaking to reporters in Washington, Omar called the hate-filled terror attacks"devastating," saying she had woken up on Friday morning to the news.
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