Twitter exploded in outrage after Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. posted blatantly false accusations against Covington Catholic High School students.
Omar, a Muslim-American, accused the students of “taunting” the radical, anti-gay Black Israelites.
“They were taunting 5 Black men before they surrounded (Nathan) Phillips and led racist chants,” she wrote on the now-deleted tweet.
Her accusations are a flat-out lie.
The black men were the ones doing the taunting — hurling homophobic and anti-gay slurs at the teenage boys. They called the kids “crackers” and “child molesters.” They also targeted a black child in the group with racist slurs.
Rep. Omar also accused the boys of yelling at a woman and telling her, “it’s not rape if you enjoy it.” Those accusations, too, have proved to be untrue.
There’s another video going around allegedly of a Covington kid saying “it’s not rape if you enjoy it.” The Left is absolutely desperate to destroy these children for some reason, so now they think they’ve found their trump card. Not so much. Here’s why:
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 22, 2019
Understand this — the Covington Catholic students have become the Left’s “Most Wanted.” They have a target on their backs because they are white, Christian males who support President Trump.
Congress should demand that Rep. Omar publicly apologize to these young men from House floor. Otherwise, she should be censured and rebuked.
We cannot and must not tolerate such bigotry in the halls of Congress.
This shameful behavior is a direct consequence of individual-1’s dehumanizing rhetoric and actions towards communities of color. Do better! https://t.co/dyEejlA00J
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 19, 2019