By Vakkas Dogantekin
ANKARA (AA) – U.S. President Donald Trump is under fire from veteran Democrats in the Senate for his “disgusting ” and “shameful ” remarks on Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, two Democrat presidential runners, slammed Trump on Twitter.
Earlier on Saturday, Trump tweeted a video and retweeted another person's tweet which targeted the Minnesota representative.
“Ilhan Omar is a leader with strength and courage. She won't back down to Trump's racism and hate, and neither will we. The disgusting and dangerous attacks against her must end, ” Sanders said.
“The President is inciting violence against a sitting Congresswoman—and an entire group of Americans based on their religion. It's disgusting. It's shameful. And any elected leader who refuses to condemn it shares responsibility for it, ” Warren said.
Trump criticized the Muslim lawmaker after comments surfaced of her talking about the Islamophobia Muslims faced in the post-Sept. 11 era.
Omar has been facing attacks for comments she made last week about the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
“Far too long we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen, ” Omar said at an event for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
“And frankly, I’m tired of it. And every single Muslim in this country should be tired of it. CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something, and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties. ”
Twitter users opened several hashtags in support of Omar.
- Writing by Vakkas Dogantekin
