Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was accused of bigotry after a critical tweet about a group of Christians singing worship songs on a plane.
Omar decided to respond to the backlash by doubling down with an insult.
“And the original snowflakes had a complete and glorious meltdown,” she tweeted on Monday.
And the original snowflakes had a complete and glorious meltdown ? https://t.co/1t6Jq4OIWM
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 18, 2022
That came in response to a tweet from left-wing journalist Ernest Owens saying “A point was made” with Omar’s original tweet.
The tweet that garnered so much criticism was posted on the Saturday before Easter.
The congresswoman, a Muslim who came to the United States as a refugee from Somalia, posted a video of a worship leader with a guitar singing Christian songs on a plane.
“I think my family and I should have a prayer session next time I am on a plane,” she wrote. “How do you think it will end?”
I think my family and I should have a prayer session next time I am on a plane. How do you think it will end? pic.twitter.com/5696Erwsl5
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 17, 2022
Many accused Omar of being anti-Christian and ungrateful and showing a lack of understanding of America’s religious freedoms.
Why do you hate Christians, Ilhan?
If the freedom of religion we enjoy here in America disturbs you, feel free to pack your bags and head back to Somalia, Sudan, or wherever you’re from.
Take your brother with you. https://t.co/f2FZhWruz0
— Vernon Jones For Congress (@VernonForGA) April 17, 2022
Ilhan Omar was born in the hell hole of Somalia. Her family fled that wasteland and sought refuge in America. They were welcomed here and Ilhan soon became one of the most influential politicians in the country. And yet she despises the country that took her in. Ungrateful brat.
— Dr. Matt Walsh, Women’s Studies Scholar (@MattWalshBlog) April 18, 2022
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado took a different approach, giving Omar a “shout out” and saying her “anti-Christian hate helped propel a song praising Jesus to 33 million views over Easter weekend.”
The Democrat responded by saying, “Anti-Christian hate? You need to stop projecting your bigotry. Religious bigots like you always think others hold the same hate they have in their hearts. It’s Ramadan and I am gonna pray for y’all. May God cleanse your hearts.”
Anti-Christian hate? You need to stop projecting your bigotry. Religious bigots like you always think others hold the same hate they have in their hearts.
It’s Ramadan and I am gonna pray for y’all.
May God cleanse your hearts. https://t.co/QkRb0cXTvt
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 18, 2022
On Tuesday morning, Omar addressed the issue again when she retweeted a column by “cultural critic” Noah Berlatsky for NBC News defending her and attacking the Christians in the video and elsewhere.
I wrote about Ilhan Omar, singing on planes, and Christian power in the US. https://t.co/mJJ5fRcbcd
— Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) April 19, 2022
Berlatsky claimed that “people of all faiths in conservative states are subject to the theocratic dictates of the Christian right.”
“As the backlash to Omar shows, Christian identity politicians and activists love to complain about persecution,” he wrote. “They label Omar or anyone else who questions them as prejudiced.
“But in reality, Christians have enormous social and political power in the U.S. They can sweep politicians into office. They can force pregnant people to give birth. They can even force you to listen to them sing 30,000 feet up in the air.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.