Obama accuses Trump of politically targeting Ilhan Omar in investigation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Barack Obama accused the Trump administration of politically targeting Ilhan Omar, a Democratic member of the US Congress, through an investigation into her immigration history. The former president denounced an attack on democratic principles in a statement published on his X account, while the federal investigation concerns old documents.
Former US president Barack Obama accused Donald Trump’s government of using federal power to intimidate Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Vanguard reports. In a message posted on his X account on Sunday 18 October, he condemned the investigation into the congresswoman’s immigration history as an alarming departure from democratic principles.
Obama said the authorities should not target people because of their opinions or public statements. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota representative in the House of Representatives, was born in Somalia and arrived in the United States with her family at the age of 12.
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