NY Post slammed for inciting violence against Muslim congresswoman over her 9/11 comments.

In a speech to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar discussed the Islamophobia Muslims received after 9/11, as many hateful racists associated every Muslim with the attack. On Thursday, The New York Post decided to prove her point with a horrific cover associating her with the attack.

Here's Omar's full quote:

"[The Council on American-Islamic Relations] was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something, and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties."

And here's what The Post ran with:

This is ugly pic.twitter.com/R2XVyS4dq8

— Harry Siegel (@harrysiegel) April 11, 2019

Right-wing media, and its members of Congress, decided to pluck out Omar's "some people who did something" clause and pretend it was an attempt to downplay the biggest terrorist attack on American soil in history, rather than its intended use of explaining that innocent Muslims are innocent.

First Member of Congress to ever describe terrorists who killed thousands of Americans on 9/11 as “some people who did something”.

Unbelievable. https://t.co/IKtoZWWmIT

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) April 9, 2019

Without quoting The Post or fellow congressperson Dan Crenshaw, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (ever heard of her?) pointed out the hypocrisy behind the anti-Omar crusade.

I’m not going to quote the NY Post’s horrifying, hateful cover.

Here’s 1 fact: @IlhanMN is a cosponsor of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. She‘s done more for 9/11 families than the GOP who won’t even support healthcare for 1st responders- yet are happy to weaponize her faith.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 11, 2019

According to a firefighter who survived 9/11, Crenshaw is "too busy" tweeting about Omar to discuss victim benefits.

.@DanCrenshawTX — who's criticizing @IlhanMN for 9/11 comments — allegedly said he was "too busy" when an FDNY firefighter & 9/11 survivor recently asked to talk Victim Compensation Fund. Crenshaw still hasn't offered support for VCF renewal. @NYDailyNews https://t.co/vCl2VEcAEx

— Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) April 11, 2019

Crenshaw has yet to support renewing the Victim Compensation Fund, a fund which compensates victims, but I'm sure 9/11 survivors appreciate all he is doing to whip up hate.

You refuse to cosponsor the 9/11 Victim’s Compensation Fund, yet have the audacity to drum resentment towards Ilhan w/completely out-of-context quotes.

In 2018, right-wing extremists were behind almost ALL US domestic terrorist killings. Why don’t you go do something about that? https://t.co/rkb92IxkKX

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 11, 2019

Just last week, the FBI arrested a man for allegedly threatening to murder Omar, and since then, the rhetoric has only gotten worse.

Monday: FBI arrests someone for threatening @IlhanMN

Tuesday: Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Brian Kilmeade (Fox) attack Omar for out-of-context comments about Muslims post 9/11

Wednesday: Threats to Omar spike online

Thursday: Fox News primetime *INCREASES* the attacks on her pic.twitter.com/nVu0nqQHXu

— jordan (@JordanUhl) April 12, 2019

Omar responded to the attacks, calling the dangerous incitement "dangerous incitement."

This is dangerous incitement, given the death threats I face. I hope leaders of both parties will join me in condemning it.

My love and commitment to our country and that of my colleagues should never be in question. We are ALL Americans! pic.twitter.com/foTZMpiZKv

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 10, 2019

She also pointed out that President George W. Bush used the same language as her, referring to Al Qaeda as "people."

“The people — and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!” President George W. Bush

Was Bush downplaying the terrorist attack?

What if he was a Muslim 🤔 https://t.co/XMazssoD49

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 12, 2019

What kind of person would look at a terrorist attack and think, "very fine people on both sides"?

Not Rep. Omar.

This article was originally published by our partners at someecards and was written  by Orli Matlow.

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