Minnesota U.S. House Rep. Ilhan Omar Possible Next Member Of The “Squad” To Be Ousted In Democratic Primary
Monday, August 12, 2024, 11:25 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Jennifer Hodges: Englebrook Independent News,
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- With less than twenty-four hours until the voting locations open up, U.S. House Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) might find herself being defeated by Democratic primary challenger Don Samuels. But whoever wins will likely be elected to Congress in the November 5, 2024, general election.
Since being elected to the United States House of Representatives for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in 2019, Omar has come under intense scrutiny for her combative stance, which has driven a wedge between her House Democratic lawmakers.
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During her tenure in Congress, Omar has been an outspoken critic denouncing Israel’s settlement policies, at times comparing Israel and the U.S. Terror organizations. In February 2023, the U.S. Republican-controlled House voted to remove Omar from her seat on the House’s Foreign Affairs Committee.
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, following the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel by Hamas militants, that left 1200 Israeli civilians dead, many who were women and children, and scores of others injured. Omar has shown up at anti-Israel protests inciting protesters to continue their anti-Semitic rhetoric. During a protest at Columbia University, Omar’s daughter was taken into custody by New York City Police Officers.
Tuesday’s Democratic primary will be the second time she has gone up against Don Samuels, who she narrowly beat in the 2022 Democratic primary by just 2 percentage points, or just narrowly by 2,500 votes.
If Omar loses the Tuesday, August 13, 2024, primary, she will be the third member of the “Squad” to lose their primary challenge. In two recent Democratic primaries, New York U.S. House Representative and Squad member Jamaal Bowman lost to his challenger George Latimer, and just last, Wesley Bell unseated Squad member Cori Bush in Missouri’s Congressional challenge.
No matter what the outcome is in tomorrow’s Minnesota Democratic primary, it is becoming evermore apparent that the membership of the Congressional Squad is beginning to dwindle, and we will have to see whether U.S. House candidates will replace other members in November.
