In the clip, she discussed his position on guns and criticized Kirk for downplaying the death of George Floyd, as well as slavery and “what Black people have gone through in this country by saying Juneteenth should never exist.”
Things intensified after Omar reposted a video on social media of a narrator criticizing Kirk for being a “stochastic terrorist, an adamant transphobe.”
“You used your platform to share a disgusting video – a video full of lies that tries to justify the actions of the deranged coward who murdered Charlie Kirk,” Rep. Tom Emmer said on X.
Omar’s chief of staff, Connor McNutt, sent an email to all U.S. House chiefs of staff warning them that much of Mace’s resolution focused on things taken out of context in the interview clip and words spoken by a narrator in video not Omar.
“Congresswoman Omar was one of the first to condemn Charlie Kirk’s murder. She explicitly expressed her sympathies and prayers to his wife and children,” a spokesperson for Omar said. “She condemned his assassination and has routinely condemned political violence, no matter the political ideology. In her interview, she also grappled with his divisive legacy, but she in no way implied violence was deserved, nor did she celebrate his death.”
In a counter to Mace, Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, Omar’s colleague in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, announced a censure motion of his own against GOP Rep. Cory Mills of Florida, who’s faced allegations of domestic violence.
