Ilhan Omar speech proved to be mistranslated but outrage continues spread

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Republicans, rightwing figures and foreign politicians have seized upon the video despite proof the lawmaker was misquoted

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The Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, has gone furthest in her response to the clip, calling Omar a “foreign agent in our government”. Greene, a leading supporter of Donald Trump, who also attempted to censure the Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib in November, called Omar a “terrorist sympathizer” on X last week, adding: “Somalian first. Muslim second. She never mentions America.”

I vote we should be allowed to see ALL donors of ALL politicians. full disclosure. And ban super-PACS altogether. We'll see whose the foreign agent.

We already voted on that bill. The Republicans voted against it, for some reason.

https://www.opensecrets.org/

People in our government are required to financially disclose their finances, and anyone who doesn't should absolutely be investigated.

How many book sales are a form of getting around suspicious reporting, though? They write (or have shadow writers write) a book; sell them in bulk to... "super pacs" or whatevers; which are entirely funded by... russians, chineese, american oligarchs, etc.

They also report late, or not at all. (Mike Johnson doesn't have a bank account? interesting.)