Omar says Mace not ‘well or smart’ for suggesting 'Somalia can take you back'
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday fired back at Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-S.C.) suggestion that “maybe Somalia can take you back,” calling the South Carolinian not “well or smart.”
The back-and-forth came as Mace promoted her resolution to censure Omar and remove her from her committee assignments after Mace charged the Minnesota Democrat “smeared Charlie Kirk and implied he was to blame for his own murder” in an interview with Mehdi Hasan and by reposting a video blaming Kirk’s rhetoric for contributing to his own assassination.
Mace also highlighted a 2022 post from Omar expressing that the First Amendment does not protect people from consequences such as being shamed or shunned for speech.
“If you celebrate murder, maybe Somalia can take you back,” Mace wrote in a post on the social platform X from her campaign account.
Omar, who came to the U.S. as a child after her family fled Somalia’s civil war as refugees, responded with a post of her own.
“I know you aren’t well or smart but I hope someone can explain to you that there isn’t a correlation between my committee assignments and deportation,” Omar said. “Regardless of what you do with these committees, my office will continue to be next to you and I will continue to be in Congress.”
Mace only reiterated her calls.
“One-way ticket to Somalia with your name on it, Ilhan Omar,” Mace added on X.
Omar later added: "Would love to see you get the help you need next. You belong in rehab, not Congress."
Mace then escalated her calls to rid Omar from the country, saying: "Ilhan Omar should be stripped of her seat and her citizenship."
Omar in the interview with Hasan called Kirk’s assassination “mortifying” while saying Kirk had defended gun rights and “was willing to debate and downplay the death of George Floyd.” She said it was “effed up” that there are people “talking about him just wanting to have a civil debate.”
The Minnesotan has noted that none of the quotes highlighted in Mace’s censure resolution are her own words, and Omar accused Mace of pushing the censure as a way to fundraise for her gubernatorial bid.
Mace’s censure resolution is set to receive action on the House floor as soon as Wednesday, after Mace moved to force a vote on the matter.
The South Carolinian is not the only Republican who has said Omar should not be in the U.S.
“Ilhan Omar (D-Somalia) should never have been let into our country,” Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) posted in response to a video of Omar’s interview with Hasan.