Omar defends his controversial remarks about the World Trade Center

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The representative of the Republic, Ilhan Omar, responded to criticism of a family member of a 9/11 victim who had called his earlier remarks about the terrorist attacks during a reading in memory of the names of the victims at Ground Zero last week.

"September 11th was an attack on all Americans," said Omar, D-Minn., At CBS 'Face the Nation Day. "It was an attack on all of us, and I certainly could not understand the weight of the pain that the families of September 11th had to feel."

"But I think it's important for us not to forget the consequences of September 11," she added. "Many Americans have been deprived of their civil rights, which is why I spoke of the fact that as a Muslim I suffered not only as an American who was attacked that day, but the next day my American compatriots treated me now as a suspect.

On the occasion of the 18th anniversary of September 11, Nicholas Haros, whose mother died at the World Trade Center, wore a shirt with the words "Some people did something", a reference to the remarks made by Omar in March at an American council. – Fundraising of Islamic relations. She said the organization "was created after September 11, because she recognized that some people had done something and we were all starting to lose access to our civil liberties."

The New York Post blamed him "some people did something" and President Trump tweeted a video of Omar's remarks combined with images of the 9/11 attacks.

"That day, 19 Islamist terrorists, members of al-Qaeda, killed more than 3,000 people and caused billions of dollars in economic damage," said Haros Jr. during his speech. "Is that clear?"

He continued: "I was attacked. Your parents and friends have been attacked. Our constitutional freedoms were attacked and the foundation of our nation on Judeo-Christian principles was attacked. That's what some people did. Do you have that now?

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Mid-term Democrat Democrat candidate Ilhan Omar addresses a group of volunteers from Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 13, 2018. – Somali-US state legislator Ilhan Omar won at from his primary in Minnesota in August. become one of the first Muslim women members of the House of Representatives of the United States. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to KEREM YUCEL / AFP / Getty Images)

Democratic congressional candidate Ilhan Omar poses for a selfie with an escort and his son while campaigning in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 13, 2018. – Somali lawmaker Ilhan Omar won the victory from his primary in Minnesota in August. on the way to becoming one of the first Muslim women in the US House of Representatives. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to KEREM YUCEL / AFP / Getty Images)

DOSSIER – In this archival photo of January 5, 2017, new state representative, Ilhan Omar is interviewed in her office two days after the convening of the 2017 Legislature in St. Paul , Minnesota. Omar, already the first American of Somali descent to be elected a state legislature, is embarking on a bitter race to secure a seat in the Minnesota Congress. Omar filed Tuesday, June 5, 2018 the US headquarters of the Minneapolis area vacated by the US representative Keith Ellison. (AP Photo / Jim Mone, File)

DOSSIER – In this archival photo of Tuesday, January 3, 2017, the state representative, Ilhan Omar sworn in, the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minnesota. Omar, a Muslim, is the first Somali American to be elected to a state legislature. The role of religion in politics and social policies is in the spotlight in view of the mid-term elections, but relatively few Americans consider it essential that a candidate be deeply religious or shares his religious beliefs, according to a national poll conducted by the AP-NORC from August 16 to 20. , 2018. (AP Photo / Jim Mone)

Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar, left, laughs while chatting with a participant at the Democratic Laborer Labor Party (DFL) approval convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, on Sunday, June 17 2018. The DFL will approve a senior nominee for Representative Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota, while running for the position of Attorney General. Photographer: Emilie Richardson / Bloomberg via Getty Images

Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar spoke at the Democratic Laborer's (DFL) sponsorship convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, on Sunday, June 17, 2018. The DFL will approve a senior candidate for the seat of Representative Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota. as he runs for the Attorney General. Photographer: Emilie Richardson / Bloomberg via Getty Images

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 21: Ilhan Omar attends the premiere of 'Time For Ilhan & # 39; at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival at Cinepolis Chelsea on April 21, 2018 in New York. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

In this photo of August 16, 2018, Democrat Ilhan Omar, the first US lawmaker of Somali descent to have won the congressional primary of his party, speaks in an interview with Peace Coffee in Minneapolis. Just two years ago, the Democrat of Minnesota became the first American of Somali descent to be elected to the legislature of a state. She is now likely to become one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. (AP Photo / Jeff Baenen)

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 21: Amal Sabrie, Isra Hirsi, Ilhan Omar, Ilwad Hirsi, Ahmed Hirsi, Adnan Hirsi attend the premiere of "Time For Ilhan" at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival at Cinepolis Chelsea on April 21, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

Ilhan Omar, a candidate for the position of state representative in Minnesota's 60B District, arrives for his party of victory on Election Night on November 8, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Omar, a Somali refugee, is the first Muslim American woman of Somali descent to hold public office. / AFP / STEPHEN MATUREN (Photo credit should match STEPHEN MATUREN / AFP / Getty Images)

United States – February 07: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Attends a rally on the Eastern Front of the Capitol with groups such as United We Dream, calling on Congress to renounce Immigration and Customs (ICE) and US Customs Protection (CBP) on Thursday, February 7, 2019. (Photo by Tom Williams / Roll call)

United States – February 13: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Attends a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at the Rayburn Building entitled "Venezuela at a Crossroads", Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Elliott Abrams, Special Representative United States for Venezuela testified. (Photo by Tom Williams / Roll call)

United States – July 15th: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Arrives for a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center to respond to President Trump's negative comments against the new Democrats in the House on Monday, July 15, 2019. (Photo by Tom Williams / Appeal nominal)

United States – July 15th: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Min., Holds a Press Conference in the Capitol Visitor Center in Response to President Trump's Negative Comments to the New Democrats of the House, Monday, July 15, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams / Roll call )

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 15: US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks at a press conference at the United States Capitol Building on July 15, 2019 in Washington, DC The President Donald Trump intensified his attacks against four progressive Democratic women, they are not happy in the United States "they can leave". (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / Getty Images)

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) at the Netroots Nation Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2019. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers / NurPhoto via Getty Images)

New Orleans, Louisiana – July 06: Congressman Ilhan Omar speaks at the ESSENCE 2019 Festival presented by Coca-Cola at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana . (Photo by Paras Griffin / Getty Images for ESSENCE)

WASHINGTON, USA – JUNE 26 – A US Congressman, Ilhan Omar, speaks at an event organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on the occasion of the meeting. Anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on the ban on residence imposed by US President Donald Trump on Muslims in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2019. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk / Agence Anadolu / Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 19: US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Speaks at a Press Conference on the No Shame at School Law, June 19, 2019, in Washington, DC . The bill, sponsored by Omar, will ensure that no child is ashamed or deprives himself of a school meal because of a lack of money. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – June 7: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Min., Arrives for an emergency working group of the Black Congressional Caucus on Suicide and Mental Health of Black Youth in the Rayburn Building on Friday, June 7, 2019. The actress Taraji Henson, p The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation spoke about its fight against depression. (Photo by Tom Williams / Roll call)

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 20: Ilhan Omar (D-MN), representative of the United States, listens to an event at Iftar Congress at the US Capitol on May 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. Muslims around the world observe the holy month with prayers, dawn fasts at sunset, and nocturnal banquets. (Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 16: Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks at the America Welcomes event with a replica of the Statue of Liberty showing solidarity with immigrants and refugees at the Union Station May 16, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images for MoveOn.org)

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 16: Ilhan Omar (D-MN), member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Human Rights in the World and International Organizations, Committee on Human Rights Foreign Affairs questions witnesses at a hearing in the Rayburn House Building on Capitol Hill, May 16, 2019 in Washington, DC. Hatice Cengiz, a fiancee of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, appeared before the committee. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 08: Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Mika Brzezinski at the 2019 Town and Country Philanthropy Summit sponsored by Northern Trust, the Sloan Kettering Memorial, Pomellato and 1 Hotels & Baccarat, May 08 2019 in New York. (Photo by Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for Town & Country)

United States – May 16: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Attends a press conference at the Triangle House, on legislation to create special immigrant visas for Iraqi and Afghan translators in wartime on Thursday, May 16, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 08: Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Ava DuVernay at the 2019 Town & Country Philanthropy Summit sponsored by Northern Trust, the Sloan Kettering Memorial, Pomellato and 1 Hotels & Baccarat on May 08, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for Town & Country)

In addition to Omar, a former refugee from Somalia, a predominantly Muslim East African country, Haros Jr. sent his comments to the "squad" of new color representatives who angered President Trump during of the last months. The group includes Omar, Congressman Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.

"We are here today, a member of Congress, to tell you and the team who did what to whom," he said. "Show respect by honoring them, please."

Margaret Brennan of CBS asked her if she was having trouble changing her rhetoric: "To be less militant and to try to be a legislator," she replied that was not the case.

"Some people would say," Ilhan, you should talk in a certain way, Ilhan, you have to do something a certain way, "and I think that is contrary to the reason of my existence in this space," was she replied. "My constituents sent me to make sure I was stirring up a conversation that others did not have, that I spoke on behalf of people who have been feeling speechless for a long time."

She added, "It's really important for us to recognize that it's a new Congress. It is a diverse congress and we are not only diverse in our race, our ethnicity or our religion, but we are also different in our perspective, in our pain and struggles, and in the hopes and dreams that we have, and the kind of America we want to shape for all of us. "

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