Rep. Ilhan Omar’s trip to World Cup funded by Qatar government – IOTW Report

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s trip to World Cup funded by Qatar government

ST: Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, an outspoken human rights advocate in Congress, traveled to Qatar last year on the Middle Eastern country’s dime, according to her annual financial disclosure filed in May.

Qatar has been widely criticized for abusing migrant workers and criminalizing same-sex relationships, among other alleged human rights issues. Omar attended the FIFA World Cup and met with Qatari government officials while she was in the Gulf nation last November and had her food and lodging paid for by the country. The cost of her trip wasn’t disclosed.

A spokesman for Omar said the congresswoman “remains committed to upholding human rights and the rule of law around the world, and also to direct engagement with the regimes responsible for human rights abuses.”

“That includes accountability for the vile labor practices and mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar,” spokesman Jeremy Slevin said in a statement Monday. “To that end, she sent a letter demanding accountability for these abuses ahead of the World Cup and specifically raised her deep concerns in her meetings with Qatari officials. She also visited our troops stationed in Qatar and got the opportunity to meet with the folks helping us with Afghan resettlement in Qatar.” more

13 Comments on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s trip to World Cup funded by Qatar government

  1. All I can say is, at least part of it didn’t come from us taxpayers… Unless, of course, both Qatar and US taxpayers payed for it all – twice, with pockets being filled…

    Never trust a traitor.

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  2. Some time back I was corrected by someone who cares about such things when I pronounced that country’s name kah-tahr. The guy told me it’s pronounced same as gutter.

    I said, “OK. Easy to remember. Good.”

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  3. Revoke her passport permanently and do not allow her under any circumstances to reenter this country. Let the muslimes have her and deal with her, we don’t want her ungrateful, traitorous ass back ever again. And also revoke her US citizenship status as well. Bye, bitch.

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  4. She needs to be removed from office for violation of Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the Constitution. Some may say that accepting payment for travel is not a gift….try that yourself and see if the IRS agrees. But then again, she is a democrat and they can vioate laws with impunity – hell, its expected!

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  5. Yeah, I’ve read in a lot of ME countries they’ll hire household servants from places like the Philippines, take their passports away and basically treat them as slaves.

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