Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., argued that the congresswoman was being removed due to her race and gender. READ MORE | AOC blames racism for Ilhan Omar getting booted from committee: 'Targeting women of color'Īt the time of Omar's expulsion from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, fellow member of 'The Squad' Rep.
Omar also faced backlash for describing the events of 9/11 as a moment when 'some people did something.' In 2019, the congresswoman wrote 'it's all about the Benjamins, baby' when criticizing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on social media.
Omar was expelled from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in February after being accused of making antisemitic comments.
