Ilhan Omar’s brazen response to Trump offering Iran peace: It’s not enough, he must bow down more
January 8, 2020 | Sierra Marlee |
Michigan Representative Ilhan Omar took to Twitter on Wednesday to express her displeasure at President Donald Trump’s plan to move forward on Iran.
In his speech following Iran’s launch of 15 missiles that resulted in no American casualties, he proposed that the country “appears to be standing down.†But this didn’t mean that Trump was ready to put their history of terrorism behind him, as he suggested enacting “powerful†economic sanctions that would undoubtedly have a long-lasting impact on the Iranian regime.
It was this point that didn’t sit too well with Omar, who accused the president of “economic warfare.â€
“This makes no sense,†she tweeted. “Sanctions are economic warfare. They have already caused medical shortages and countless deaths in Iran. You cannot claim to want de-escalation and then announce new sanctions with no clear goal. This is not a measured response!â€
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