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Poster Linking Rep. Omar to 9/11 Attack Sparks Outrage in WV Capitol

A fight breaking out between Republican and Democratic lawmakers over the display of this poster at the West Virginia statehouse.????Democratic Delegate Mike Pushkin revealing the outrageous meme which equates Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, a muslim, to al-Qaida terrorists.????The freshman representative from Minnesota responding, “No wonder why I am on the “Hitlist” of a domestic terrorist and “Assassinate Ilhan Omar” is written on my local gas stations.”????The shocking display was put up just outside the House of Delegates chamber during the inaugural West Virginia GOP Day.????When confronted about the poster, the House sergeant at arms, Anne Lieberman, defended the image, the West Virginia MetroNews reports.

She has since resigned.

Minority Whip Mike Caputo expressing his fury, while the state’s House Speaker Roger Hanshaw vowed to investigate.????This comes just a few weeks after Omar apologized for tweeting and then deleting criticisms of Israel that were condemned along both sides of the aisle for appearing anti-Semitic.??




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