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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Here is the interview Omar did with Politico. I am not sure why posters are linking to articles reporting about the interview rather than the interview itself:

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/03/08/ilhan-omar-dean-phillips-minnesota-democratic-party-225696

She didn't call Obama a murderer. Once again, folks have a need to "interpret" her words rather than just address what she actually said. Here is the part of the interview in question:

[quote]We can’t be only upset with Trump. … His policies are bad, but many of the people who came before him also had really bad policies. They just were more polished than he was,” Omar says. “And that’s not what we should be looking for anymore. We don’t want anybody to get away with murder because they are polished. We want to recognize the actual policies that are behind the pretty face and the smile.[/quote]

Please note that there were many presidents prior to Trump who were polished and had nice smiles and she clearly says that she is talking about "many of the people who came before" Trump.

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You are correct. She didn’t call anyone a murderer. She said Obama and Bush, and others before them, committed murder. That is vastly different. [/quote]

Vastly different? Hardly. Anyone who in your own words “committed murder” is defined as a murderer.  Pretty simple.[/quote]

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