Trump: Ilhan Omar should resign after anti-Semitic comment

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar should resign after she accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) of paying US politicians to support Israel. “Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress,” said Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic House leaders condemned Omar’s remarks, calling for an apology and asserting anti-Semitism must be confronted and condemned. Omar apologized later that day.

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