Representative Omar is not progressive. She refuses to confront her own community about FGM, and was supported in attacking a human rights advocate merely for asking her about it.
As for the dimension of Covid crisis that you're describing, that's happening everywhere. It is terrifying; why weren't you writing about that instead of trying to get Aaron Coleman elected?
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Article:
https://bangordailynews.com/2019/07/25/opinion/ilhan-omar-quintessentially-american/
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The members of the Squad are being treated like American politicians, because that's how they're acting.
From Representative Omar's Twitter: