Fox News found solidarity with an unlikely politician on Monday.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) tweeted to thank the network for forcefully denouncing its host Jeanine Pirro’s Islamophobic attack on Omar for wearing a hijab, which Pirro suggested meant Omar had an “adherence to Sharia law” over the U.S. Constitution.
“No one’s commitment to our Constitution should be questioned because of their faith or country of birth,” Omar tweeted, after Fox released a statement saying “we strongly condemn” Pirro’s stance on the issue.
Pirro released her own statement, suggesting she only meant to start a debate.
Thank you, @FoxNews. No one’s commitment to our constitution should be questioned because of their faith or country of birth. https://t.co/haqm7NWRw0
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 11, 2019
Omar has ben criticized for anti-Semitism in recent weeks for suggesting that pro-Israel advocates share an “allegiance to a foreign country,” perpetuating a widely recognized anti-Semitic trope about Jewish people’s loyalty to Israel.
Especially when people like Pirro, born in Elmira, New York, clearly have no commitment to it whatsoever.
Ya Pirro started a debate all right: how many figures will be her severance check? I vote for $0.00
“No one’s commitment to our Constitution should be questioned because of their faith or country of birth,” Omar tweeted…Omar has ben criticized for anti-Semitism in recent weeks for suggesting that pro-Israel advocates share an “allegiance to a foreign country,”…unless she is the one doing it?
Omar Thanks Fox News
Heads Explode
There’s a real tension between how much Fox deserves to pay, vs the nothing that Pirro deserves to receive. Fox should fire her and donate her severance pay to Rep Omar’s campaign instead. Problem solved!