Representative Ilhan Omar said that "the United States has somehow contributed to the devastation" in Venezuela

Representative Ilhan Omar said on Wednesday that the United States may be partly responsible for the ongoing unrest in Venezuela, saying the Trump administration's policy had "somehow contributed to the devastation".

Appearing on Democracy Now, a news broadcast broadcast on PBS, among others, Omar was asked to give his opinion on what the host described as "coup attempt by the state backed by the United States." "against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

"A lot of the policies we put in place somehow contributed to the devastation in Venezuela and we kind of paved the way for our arrival today," said Omar. "This intimidation and the use of sanctions to possibly intervene and modify the scheme really do not help the populations of countries like Venezuela, and that does not serve any purpose and is not in the country". interest of the United States ".

Omar added that there were "finally" legislators elected to Congress who shared his views.

This has provoked many negative reactions on social media and new calls for the resignation of the House External Relations Commission.

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The first congressman did not recognize the man whom the American government considers as the legitimate leader of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó. She also faced violent reactions for claiming that President Donald Trump was supporting a "coup d'etat".

Omar has sparked a lot of controversy since being elected to Congress. She has been repeatedly accused of anti-Semitism for various criticisms of support for Israel and has been criticized for calling September 9th "some people did something".