‘Protect the Constitution, not shred it’: GOP senator demands Ilhan Omar resign following calls for ‘dismantling’ US capitalism

Published July 9, 2020 3:33pm ET



Sen. Marsha Blackburn called for Rep. IIhan Omar to resign from her seat in Congress following comments Omar made insisting the current economic and political system in the United States be replaced with something more equitable.

“IIhan Omar took an oath to defend and protect the Constitution, not shred it,” Blackburn tweeted. “Omar and her Marxist comrades are a threat to our Democracy.”

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