President Trump frequently insults his opponents, political and otherwise, on Twitter. In a recent instance, the recipient of the insult claimed that Trump’s comments had a significant impact on her life — specifically in the form of a flood of…
President Trump frequently insults his opponents, political and otherwise, on Twitter. In a recent instance, the recipient of the insult claimed that Trump’s comments had a significant impact on her life — specifically in the form of a flood of death threats. Trump’s 9/11 tweet about Rep. Ilhan Omar led to a rush of death threats against her, she said in a statement released on Sunday.
This started on Friday, when Trump posted a misleading video on Twitter, implying that Omar had minimized the importance of the September 11 attacks. The video overlaid a speech of Omar’s from March with footage of the 9/11 attacks, taking her words out of context to cast her in a very unflattering light. Over the weekend, Omar defended her patriotism and love of America and thanked her supporters for backing her up.
“No one person – no matter how corrupt, inept, or vicious – can threaten my unwavering love for America,” Omar tweeted on Saturday.
