Rep. Ilhan Omar has announced she will head for a third term representing Minnesota's Fifth District - after 29 of her colleagues have opted not to protect their seats in November. This comes on the heels of her daughter's now-viral rant against US Armed Forces as well as an FBI probe into her campaign financing and other financial irregularities that have followed her.
Omar, 39, was first elected in 2019, becoming the first Somali American in Congress.
And she quickly gained the reputation as a member of the "Squad" - a small collection of ultra-liberal legislators, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib.
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(Just to get an idea of how much Ilhan hates America, take a look at this video from her daughter who calls US service members baby killers and mass murderers - Below)
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At times, she has lured as much rage from her Democratic colleagues - some of whom condemned her last year for remarks that seemed to liken the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban - as Republicans.
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"When I first ran for this office, there was one thing I kept coming back to. Something I said to myself and to the voters over and over: I believe that a better world is possible," she said as she announced her intention to run.
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"I still believe that."
Her ruling comes amid a series of retirements by other Democratic members of Congress.
Last week, Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee became the 29th to say he was not pursuing reelection amid dread that they face devastating results in November.
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Like many others, he accused redistricting and accused state Republicans of "dismembering Nashville."
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Democrats can't lose more than three seats to hold a majority in the House. However, with President Joe Biden's numbers heavily underwater, Democrats could lose more than that.
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When Omar ran for reelection in 2020, she chose the slogan, "Send her back to Congress!" in a dig at then-President Donald Trump, who said that she and other black congresswomen should "go back" to their countries.
"I still believe in a world where we choose peace over war, diplomacy over bellicosity, and the human rights of all people over the profits of the military-industrial complex,' she said in comments posted to Facebook.
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"A world where we put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy, oppose war and militarism and pursue accountability for human rights abuses wherever they occur.
"If you believe a better world is possible, join me."
Last year, she sparked ire with tweets that accused the U.S. of committing "unthinkable atrocities" alongside Hamas, Israel, and the Taliban.
"We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity," she wrote, alongside a video of her quizzing Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a committee hearing in the House of Representatives.
Soon after, hostilities ended between Hamas and Israel in the Middle East.
Democrats said her "false equivalence" gave shelter to terrorist groups.
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