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Rep. Ilhan Omar discusses recent terror threats in Minneapolis and their impact on her district. She also shares her journey from Somali refugee to U.S. Congress member and what becoming American means to her.
- Omar attributes the Minneapolis pipe-bomb attack to a 27-year-old local suspect with a history of mental health-related police calls, not foreign terrorism.
- She's pushing to expand the legal definition of "domestic violent extremism" so the FBI can intervene against lone actors before attacks occur.
- She took three separate oaths (two in Arabic, one in English) for the Minnesota Legislature, the U.S. House, and the Constitution, and swore on both the Quran and Bible.
- She rejects the assimilation-vs-identity framing, arguing her hijab and Somali refugee background coexist with her role voting on issues like farm bills and serving on Foreign Affairs.