Rep. Ilhan Omar Thanks Fox News for Condemning Jeanine Pirro

By Associated Press

Published 6 years ago on

March 11, 2019

NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar thanked Fox News on Monday for condemning comments made on the network by weekend host Jeanine Pirro centering on the freshman Democrat’s wearing of a traditional Muslim head covering.

Pirro questioned whether Omar’s wearing a hijab indicated her adherence to Sharia law. She said that’s antithetical to the U.S. Constitution.

Fox issued a statement saying it “strongly condemned” Pirro’s remarks on her Saturday night show.

The Minnesota congresswoman tweeted thanks to Fox for its condemnation, saying no one should question a person’s commitment to the Constitution because of a person’s faith or country of origin. Omar is a Somali immigrant.

Thank you, @FoxNews. No one’s commitment to our constitution should be questioned because of their faith or country of birth. https://t.co/haqm7NWRw0

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 11, 2019

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