& # 39; 9/11 was an attack on all Americans & # 39;

At its first appearance in the news on Sunday morning, Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar was asked about a recent exhibition related to what she had said in the past about the September 11 terrorist attacks. .

Appearing on CBS & # 39; Facing the nationHost Margaret Brennan asked the young Democrat to respond to comments from Nicholas Haros Jr. earlier this week at a commemorative ceremony at Ground Zero in New York. Haros Jr., son of a 9/11 victim, was wearing a shirt bearing the inscription "some people did something" during the ceremony marking the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that cost the lives of 2,977 people.

The Haros Jr. shirt was referring to Omar's comments during a speech to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in March.

"Too long, we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen and, frankly, I'm fed up with it, and every Muslim in this country should be fed up … CAIR was founded after September 11 because they recognized that some people have done something and that we all start losing access to our civil liberties, "Omar said during his speech. His remarks were fully uploaded to YouTube in April and sparked controversy, especially when President Donald Trump retweeted a video juxtaposing Omar's phrase "some people did something" with images of the attacks.

"Some people have done something," said a new member of the Minnesota Congress, "To Support and Justify the Creation of CAIR Today, I am here to tell you exactly who did what to whom." objectively, we know who and what was done, there is no uncertainty about it, why your confusion? "asked Haros Jr. after reading his mother's name, Francis Haros, as part of of the ceremony. "That day, 19 Islamist terrorists, members of al-Qaeda, killed more than 3,000 people and caused billions of dollars in economic damage." Is this clear?

"But for whom I was attacked, your relatives and friends were attacked.Our constitutional freedoms were attacked," continued Haros Jr. "And our nation, founded on Judeo-Christian principles, was attacked That 's what some people did. You have it now? We are here today, Congresswoman, to tell you, to you and to the team, who has do what to whom. Show respect by honoring them, please. American patriotism – in your position require it. "

The training, which includes Omar, includes Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

On Sunday, Brennan asked Omar if she understood why some people found her words offensive.

"So the 9/11 was an attack on all Americans, it was an attack on all of us, and I certainly could not understand the weight of the pain that the victims of the 9/11 families must feel. But I think it's really important for us not to forget the consequences of what happened after 9/11, "Omar replied.

The Minnesota Congressman went on to explain that many Americans "were denied their civil rights" after 9/11.

"As a Muslim, so I was talking not only about the Americans who were attacked that day, but the next day I woke up while my American compatriots were now treating me as a suspect," she said.

Omar also spoke to Brennan about the new asylum policy adopted by the Trump administration as a result of a Supreme Court ruling, which she described as "legally and morally reprehensible." ", as well as the possibility of dismissing Trump of his duties.

Omar, who favors the dismissal of the president, said it was not a question of "if we were to dismiss" but "when we had to dismiss".