A freshman Representative from Minnesota is making waves in Washington. This time she caused a stir when making an insane claim about President Trump’s foreign policy.
According to Town Hall:
Rep. Ilan Omar (D-MN) claimed the Trump administration was waging a “coup” against the Venezuelan government for recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido, who temporarily assumed presidential powers in an effort to unseat Nicolas Maduro.
“A US backed coup in Venezuela is not a solution to the dire issues they face,” she said on Twitter.
“Trump’s efforts to install a far right opposition will only incite violence and further destabilize the region. We must support Mexico, Uruguay & the Vatican’s efforts to facilitate a peaceful dialogue.”
A US backed coup in Venezuela is not a solution to the dire issues they face. Trump’s efforts to install a far right opposition will only incite violence and further destabilize the region. We must support Mexico, Uruguay & the Vatican’s efforts to facilitate a peaceful dialogue.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 25, 2019
Omar’s tweet is particularly notable given that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi placed the anti-Israel freshman Democrat on the powerful House Committee on Foreign Affairs–a move she was widely criticized for.
This is bats*** lunacy on every level https://t.co/uSlDhbdzKT
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 25, 2019
* The opposition is not far-right
* The idea that there is no violence at the moment, or that it’s the result of US policy rather than Nicolas Maduro, is absurd
As the vastly differing stances by Sanders and Omar show, the left of the Dems is much less united than people think. https://t.co/T2ch125uWC
— Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk) January 25, 2019
I’m venezuelan. We totally support what USA is doing for us. There is no room for dialogues cause you don’t negotiate with criminals and narcos. The left just turned the richest country in South America in one of the poorest ones in the world. I really hope socialism disappears
— Carlita Reis (@MyBodybyCarla1) January 25, 2019
President Trump has a coalition of partners from the hemisphere who agree with him making it evident that the representative’s tweet was incredibly ill-advised.
