Don Samuels says he will once again run after being narrowly defeated by the twice-elected congresswoman in 2022Ilhan Omar got a prominent Democratic primary challenger Sunday when former Minneapolis city council member Don Samuels announced he’ll try once again to unseat the representative after coming close in 2022.Omar, a charter member of “the squad” of progressive House Democrats, won re-election twice despite making comments in her first term that were widely criticized for invoking antisemitic tropes and suggesting Jewish Americans have divided loyalties. But Omar – a Somali American and Muslim – has come under renewed fire for condemning the Israeli government’s war in Gaza. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2023-11-12 22:11:20
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Ilhan Omar faces Democratic primary challenge from ex-Minneapolis official
