Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) claimed she was unaware of antisemitic tropes about Jewish people and money.
Asked to respond about her long history of controversial, antisemitic statements, Omar said, “I might have used words at the time that I didn’t know were trafficking in antisemitism. When that was brought to my attention, I apologized. I owned up to it. That’s the kind of person that I am. I continue to work with my colleagues and my community to fight against antisemitism.”
Fact check: No, she wasn’t ignorant of these things. She’s antisemitic.
She added, “I certainly did not or was not aware that the word hypnotized was a trope. I wasn’t aware of the fact that there are tropes about Jews and money. That has been very enlightening part of this journey. To insinuate that I knowingly said these things when people have read into my comments to make it sound as if I have something against the Jewish community is so wrong.”
Fact check: it’s not wrong. She’s antisemitic.