'She Went Back With Me.' Ilhan Omar Trolls Trump by Posing With Pelosi in Ghana

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Time




Rep. Ilhan Omar, part of the delegation lead by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, attends Ghana's Parliament in Accra on July 31, 2019. Christian Thompson—AP

BY AMY GUNIA
2:54 AM EDT Aug 2, 2019

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar responded Thursday to “send her back” chants that erupted at one of President Donald Trump’s rallies by posting a photo of herself and Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a visit to Africa.

“They said ‘send her back’ but Speaker [Pelosi] didn’t just make arrangement to send me back, she went back with me,” Omar wrote in her Instagram and Twitter posts.

The pair are visiting Ghana as part of a Congressional trip to the African continent this week to commemorate the American slave trade’s 400th anniversary.

Last month, the President sparked outrage by firing off a series of racist Tweets in which he told four Congresswomen of color to “go back” to “the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” He added that he was sure that Speaker Nancy Pelosi “would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!”


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[procon]

1. Brilliant move by the Speaker and Omar.

That was a clear smack in the face to our racist, illegitimate president. Those Democratic women just became even more powerful influential in being welcomed as visiting dignitaries in Ghana, something Trump can only dream of.

Pelosi is damned good at playing high stakes political gamesmanship.

[brush]

6. Yes she is. What a great slap back at trump.

[ck4829]

2. Nice. K&R.

[padah513]

3. This is perfect

Now maybe the media will stop crying about there being this great divide between Democratic party members and the party leadership.

[Talitha]

4. I want to see Omar and Pelosi in Ghana - on the cover of Time...

.. that'll make Shitler explode!

[burrowowl]

5. K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Move!