A Republican contender against Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar clarified comments calling for her to be hanged after she was banned on Twitter for the threat.
“Treason is the only thing mentioned in the constitution for the death penalty, punishable by hanging or firing squad,” Danielle Stella said Friday on Facebook. “I believe all involved should be thoroughly investigated. I did not threaten anyone. If you are calling it a threat – you believe that individual is guilty, and therefore it is not a threat, it’s treason.”
Stella said she was trying to “clarify” her original comments on Twitter where she said Omar should be “tried for #treason and hanged.”
Stella’s account was permanently banned by Twitter on Wednesday for her comments. “My suspension for advocating for the enforcement of federal code proves Twitter will always side with and fight to protect terrorists, traitors, pedophiles, and rapists,” Stella said in response.
Omar responded to the Iranian conspiracy theory by calling it “outlandishly absurd,” saying, “People often ask me why I don’t fight back against them often. It’s a valid question, one my team, family and I struggle with. There is just too much, they are too ridiculous and it feel degrading to respond to such stupidity. Also, who has time fact checking this insanity.”
People often ask me why I don’t fight back against them often. It’s a valid question, one my team, family and I struggle with. There is just too much, they are too ridiculous and it feel degrading to respond to such stupidity. Also, who has time fact checking this insanity ??♀️
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 27, 2019
The conspiracy theory, spread by a Saudi Arabian government fixer, alleged that Omar is an agent of the Qatari government. The Qatari and Saudi governments are in a diplomatic conflict described by some as the Second Arab Cold War.
