Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has come under fire again, this time for calling White House adviser Stephen Miller, who is Jewish, a “white nationalist.”
In a post on Twitter, Omar wrote: “Stephen Miller is a white nationalist. The fact that he still has influence on policy and political appointments is an outrage.”
Miller, who is a senior policy adviser, has recently been in the news for his reported involvement in the latest personnel reshuffling in the Trump administration, including the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
“‘What’s completely unacceptable is for Congesswoman Omar to target Jews, in this case Stephen Miller.’” Jeff Ballabon, B2 Strategic, CEO,” Trump wrote on April 9.
Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., also weighed in on Omar’s tweet.
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) also took to social media to criticize his fellow Congress member.
Journalist and writer Adelle Malka Nazarian, who stated that she knew Miller personally, stood up for the White House advisor.
She wrote: “I have known Stephen Miller thru work for many years. He’s in no way, shape, or form a white nationalist. The fact is, Ilhan is a liar & this anti-Semite’s attempt to label a Jew, whose relatives fled an actual white supremacist (Hitler), in this way is a form of delegitimization.”
Along with her comments in February, Omar also received criticism for a 2012 post where she wrote: “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.”