Ilhan Omar defiant as Trump and his allies step up attacks
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
Omar as the perpetual target, Trump as the lone instigator. That makes for a clean moral story, but it skips the public’s real questions about what she has said, how she uses her platform, and why so many Americans doubt her judgment on basic national interests. It also blurs a crucial line by treating immigration enforcement as a personal vendetta.
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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she’s long past feeling shock when President Donald Trump says something negative about her or the Somali people. But now it’s at a new level. It’s not just words. Federal immigration agents are pulling her constituents off the streets – even, she has said, stopping her son.
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Omar as the perpetual target, Trump as the lone instigator. That makes for a clean moral story, but it skips the public’s real questions about what she has said, how she uses her platform, and why so many Americans doubt her judgment on basic national interests.
It also blurs a crucial line by treating immigration enforcement as a personal vendetta. If federal agents are detaining people unlawfully, that deserves scrutiny. But the answer is equal application of the law, not selective immunity for a member of Congress’s circle or constituents.
Conservatives care about border integrity, public trust, and fairness to legal immigrants who follow the rules and wait their turn. Turning every enforcement action into a grievance narrative weakens institutional legitimacy. The principle at stake is simple: the law should be enforced consistently, and officials should be held to the same standards they demand of everyone else.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.