POCI Caucus Statement in Response to President Trump's Attack on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

Saturday, April 13, 2019POCI Caucus Statement in Response to President Trump's Attack on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
ST. PAUL, MN – Minnesota's People of Color and Indigenous Caucus today released the following statement today in response to President Trump's recent Tweet attacking Ilhan Omar.
"As Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s friends and former colleagues, we have seen her fight for justice, equity, and peace. President Trump’s recent tweets are in direct opposition to those values, as Congresswoman Omar’s words are repeatedly taken out of context in order to insult, degrade, and dehumanize her. These racist, Islamophobic attacks cannot be tolerated.
"The President’s words and posts are an incitement of violence against a sitting Member of Congress. As Minnesota’s People of Color and Indigenous Caucus, we denounce these attacks and stand with Ilhan. We encourage all other elected leaders, in Minnesota and elsewhere, to join us in condemning these hateful attacks."
The People of Color & Indigenous (POCI) Caucus includes Reps. Jamie Becker-Finn (42B), Aisha Gomez (62B), Hodan Hassan (62A), Kaohly Her (64A), Mary Kunesh-Podein (41B), Fue Lee (59A), Alice Mann (56B), Carlos Mariani (65B), Rena Moran (65A), Mohamud Noor (60B), Ruth Richardson (52B), Samantha Vang (40B), Jay Xiong (67B), Tou Xiong (53B), and Sens. Melisa Franzen (49), Foung Hawj (67), Jeff Hayden (62), Bobby Joe Champion (59), and Patricia Torres-Ray (63).
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