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'Welcome Home:' Crowds Greet Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis Airport
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Jul 19, 20190:15Now PlayingMinnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday said she isn't backing down in her criticism of US President Donald Trump. The freshman Democrat said she's going to "continue to be a nightmare to this president because his policies are a nightmare to us". A defiant Omar spoke to a crowd of supporters who greeted her at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Thursday night as she returned from Washington. The Somali-American has been targeted this week by Trump who has questioned her patriotism. On Wednesday, Trump's supporters chanted "Send her back" at a rally in North Carolina. Omar arrived in the US as a child when her family fled violence.Omar's supporters held signs saying "End racism now" and "I stand with Ilhan". She told them she was not deterred: "We are not frightened. We are ready."Later, Omar got a loud ovation at a town hall on Medicare for all in Minneapolis.
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