Why on Earth do we care where Ilhan Omar was born?

Published July 19, 2019 5:08pm ET



On Wednesday, supporters at President Trump’s rally in North Carolina erupted in chants of “send her back,” calling for Ilhan Omar to be sent back to her birth country of Somalia. The widely-condemned chants came after a slew of online attacks from President Trump, beginning with a Twitter screed on Sunday telling the “Progressive Democratic Congresswomen” to “go back” to their home countries.

Trump has denounced the controversial “send her back” chant, telling White House reporters, “I disagree with it … I was not happy about it.” But his comments fall on deaf ears, seeing that he let the chant go on during his rally without any attempt to quell it. Trump’s supporters showed their support for him — and loudly. It was a low blow, and just the latest excuse for liberals to label Republicans as bigoted.

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