Pelosi: I Spoke To Sergeant-At-Arms About Omar’s Safety Following Trump Attack

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 08: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) talks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a rally with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the U.S.... WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 08: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) talks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a rally with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the U.S. Capitol March 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. With almost zero chance of passing the Senate, H.R. 1 is a package of legislation aimed at bolstering voting rights, reducing corruption in Washington and overhauling the campaign finance system in an effort to reduce the influence of 'special interests.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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After being criticized by some in her party for a weak response to President Donald Trump’s use of footage from September 11, 2001 to attack Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Sunday that she’d contacted the House sergeant-at-arms to ensure Omar’s safety.

“Following the President’s tweet, I spoke with the Sergeant-at-Arms to ensure that Capitol Police are conducting a security assessment to safeguard Congresswoman Omar, her family and her staff,” Pelosi said in a statement. “They will continue to monitor and address the threats she faces.”

“The President’s words weigh a ton, and his hateful and inflammatory rhetoric creates real danger,” she added. “President Trump must take down his disrespectful and dangerous video.”

Asked by TPM if there would be consequences for Trump if he did not take down the video, which shows extensive footage of the terrorist attacks, Pelosi’s office did not respond.

Pelosi’s first response to Trump’s tweet, contrary to that of many Democrats in her House caucus and others running for President, made no mention of Omar or the anti-Muslim bias some believed Trump had employed.

Without naming Trump specifically, Omar pushed back against the President’s attack later on Saturday.

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  1. Today’s GOP is literally encouraging terrorism. They aren’t a political party at all. They are a radical revanchist white nationalist cadre.

  2. I hope the Sergeant at Arms has one of these, and isn’t afraid to use it. Or since it’s the USA, a reliable 36” Louisville Slugger.

  3. I hope Pelosi will keep calling him out on things like this. What would the Rethugs think if tRump were to do this same thing for members of their party? Outraged, maybe, with the Dems they don’t say squat. They are a bunch of abhorrent criminals not doing their jobs.
    There are too many nut jobs in the US that would take tRump up on his suggestion in a minute. This is serious.

  4. Avatar for nemo nemo says:

    There’s nothing much else Pelosi can do. Trump could literally, and I mean literally, offer a reward for Omar’s head and nobody could do anything about it. Just like he literally begged Russia to hack and disclose Clinton’s emails. Pelosi can only try to manage the political fallout, and it’s her calculation that a prolonged national controversy about Omar v Trump will only benefit Trump and the GOP.

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