Season 2 · Episode 2
Is Ilhan Omar Donald Trump’s Worst Nightmare?
The progressive Minnesota congressional candidate joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss her background and plans for 2019.
Deconstructed · The Intercept
September 20, 201828m 58s
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Show Notes
After decisively beating five other candidates in last month’s primary race to represent Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional district, Ilhan Omar is on her way to becoming the first African refugee and hijab-wearing Muslim woman to serve in Congress. She joins Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib in a wave of progressive women taking the Democratic Party establishment by storm. Before coming to the U.S., Omar spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp, having fled the civil war in Somalia. She immigrated to America at the age of 12. Ilhan Omar joins Mehdi Hasan to explain how she went from those humble origins to a congressional seat.
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