Ilham Omar recently voted against imposing sanctions on Turkey for its offensive against the Syrian Kurds. She also refused to vote to condemn the Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) only voting present.

Now we may know why.

Turkey’s Authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top ally in the U.S. is a donor to Ilhan Omar.

According to The Daily Caller:

The co-chairman of a Turkish-American advocacy group with close ties to Ankara contributed $1,500 last month to the campaign for Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is under fire this week over votes she cast supporting Turkish government positions, campaign finance records show.

Omar and the activist, Halil Mutlu, were also photographed together at an event for the Turkish American Steering Committee (TASC), a U.S.-based nonprofit that has for years waged public relations campaigns in support of Turkish government policies and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Mutlu, who Turkish media outlets have reported is Erdogan’s cousin, is co-chairman of TASC, according to the group’s website.

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Advocates for the Armenian genocide resolution said that Omar’s statement mirrors propaganda pushed by the Turkish government.

It has been revealed that lobbyists in the U.S. who are on the Turkish government payroll have fought for years to keep the word genocide from being associated with the Armenian deaths.

Incredible what $1500 can do.