She followed up by expressing shame and calling for efforts to "bring back the America we all escaped into."
Additionally, Ilhan Omar has a history of antisemitic statements:
In a 2012 tweet, Omar wrote: “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.” This was condemned for invoking the antisemitic trope of Jewish or Israeli hypnosis/control over global affairs.
In February 2019, responding to a question about Republican criticism of her views on Israel, she tweeted: “It’s all about the Benjamins baby,” followed by naming AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee) as the source of influence. This was denounced for perpetuating the stereotype of Jewish money controlling politics.
