Representative Greene pushes for censure of Representative Omar for alleged treason

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a resolution that would censure Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for comments this week on Somalia and the role of the U.S. government in carrying out the will of Somalis. 

Omar told a Somali-American audience Saturday in Minneapolis that she is in Congress to represent Somali Americans’ interests and that the “U.S. will do what we want and nothing else.” The translations were made by an independent researcher.

Greene’s resolution reads: “Representative Omar has exhibited the treasonous tendencies George Washington warned about, and her actions must be condemned by all Members of Congress who adhere to the oath they took upon assuming office.”

Omar and her supporters said the remarks came from “faulty translations,” according to the Minnesota Reformer. Omar said in an email to the Reformer that the attacks are “disingenuous attempts to malign my character and question my loyalty to my home, America.”

Greene accused Omar of “openly admitting her efforts to advance Somalia’s interests using her position as a United States Representative. Representative Omar has revealed herself to be a foreign agent acting on behalf of a foreign government.”

“Terrorist sympathizer Ilhan Omar in her own words: Somalian first. Muslim second. She never mentions America,” Greene posted on X this week. “She flaunts using her position as congresswoman to protect Somalia’s border while our border is invaded by MILLIONS of illegals who are a danger to America.”

Greene filed a similar resolution in October against Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for criticism of Israel, and accusing Tlaib of inciting what she deemed an “insurrection” in a House office building on Oct. 18. Protesters were calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. The House ultimately rejected that proposal.