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WATCH: Ilhan Omar breaks down in fit of rage aimed at

Biden, Democrat leadership over support for Israel
'What is wrong with you?' Omar asked of Biden
By Brandon Gillespie Fox News

Published October 20, 2023 8:05pm EDT

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'Squads' Ilhan Omar breaks down in fit of rage aimed at Biden, Democrat leadership over support for Israel
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a member of the far-left "Squad," broke down in a fit of rage aimed at President Biden and Democrat leadership over their support
for Israel amid its war with Hamas.

Rep. Ilhan Omar D-Minn., broke down in a fit of rage Friday aimed at President Biden and
,

Democrat leadership over their support for Israel amid the war with Hamas.

Her angry comments came during a press conference held outside the U.S. Capitol
alongside a few fellow members of the far-left "Squad" calling for a ceasefire in the war.

"How is it that we have a president who is talking about releasing hostages, who is talking
about getting American citizens out of Israel, but could not get himself to say, I want to
save and work to save the hundreds, thousands of Americans stuck in Gaza. What is
wrong with you?" Omar said after claiming Israel had dropped more bombs on Gaza in the
last 10 days than the U.S. did across an entire year in Afghanistan.

‘SQUAD’ DEMOCRAT DECLARES ‘ALL LIVES DO MATTER’ WHILE CALLING FOR

CEASEFIRE IN ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

President Biden, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. (Getty Images/Olivier
Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM)

"How is this possible? Wait, so [are] certain Americans' lives [more] important than
another? Is the American that is living in Gaza less important than the one living in Israel?
How is it that you're telling American citizens to go to the south of Gaza, but you can't tell
Netanyahu not to bomb the south because there are Americans there?" she said.

Omar claimed it was "painful and scary" to work alongside other Democrats who she said
were blaming all Muslims for the violence. It was unclear who she was referencing, but
progressive Rep. Ritchie Torres D-N.Y., had taken aim at members of the "Squad" last
,

week over what he called a "reprehensible and repulsive" response to the Oct. 7 Hamas
attack.

TLAIB FACES CALLS TO BE BARRED FROM ISRAEL BRIEFINGS AFTER

‘MISINFORMATION’ ABOUT GAZA HOSPITAL EXPLOSION

Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday,
Dec. 13, 2022. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"And not a single condemnation comes from our caucus leadership or any member of
Congress," she said. "How is it — how is it that we are serving in a body, serving in a body
where there are members who condemn us for asking for a peace, for cease fire, the most
simplest thing?"

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and House Minority Leader Hakeem
Jeffries, D-N.Y., for comment.

Prior to her appearance at the press conference, Omar was pressed by Fox Business
reporter Hillary Vaughn over her support for a ceasefire against terrorists whose aim is to
wipe out the existence of Jews.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ADMITS DOXXED US SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIERS IN ISRAEL,

APOLOGIZES

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to the media during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on March
01, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Omar ignored the questions before saying, "Ignore this crazy lady, don’t worry about her,"
as she boarded an elevator.

On Thursday, Omar was forced to walk back comments blaming Israel for the Gaza
hospital explosion that U.S. intelligence determined was not from a projectile launched by
the Israeli Defense Forces. However, she failed to offer an apology.

Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.

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