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An Australian-born imam has once again pulled back the curtain on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s troubling statements and actions, arguing that her public record shows a poor grasp of the values and security concerns that underpin true, civic-minded Islam. Conservative voices seized on the imam’s criticism after clips and commentary went viral, underscoring the deep unease many Americans feel when a member of Congress seems to downplay national traumas and cozy up to dubious foreign actors.
The flashpoint that launched the latest round of outrage was Omar’s “some people did something” remark and the way it was shared and interpreted by critics; prominent commentators and religious leaders framed the line as evidence she minimizes the horror of 9/11 and sympathizes with organizations that do not share American values. Fact-checkers later argued portions of the clip were taken out of context or mistranslated, but that only confirmed what many conservatives have long suspected: the mainstream media will defend her nuance while ignoring a pattern of bad judgment.
Worse still are Omar’s entanglements with Somali political and business actors like Hormuud Telecom, which critics and some international reports have tied to financing networks used by al-Shabaab — a fact that an imam and other watchdogs highlighted when Omar urged protection for the company during unrest in Somalia. Whether you call it ignorance or willful blindness, that a member of Congress publicly champions entities with alleged terror links should alarm every patriot who cares about homeland security.
The imam who raised these alarms has been vocal and consistent, not a partisan plant, and his critiques have ranged from Omar’s apparent misunderstandings of Islamic doctrine to her foreign allegiances — points conservatives argue matter in the post-9/11 world. If religious leaders from within Islam are warning that Omar’s rhetoric and associations are dangerous, elected officials and the press should stop reflexively defending her and start asking hard questions about loyalties and national interest.
It’s telling that Republican figures and pundits amplified the imam’s warnings and the video clips, forcing a conversation the left would rather avoid; when Dan Crenshaw and other conservatives amplified the controversy, it wasn’t because they wanted to invent outrage but because they felt Americans deserved to know. Democrats and much of the legacy press have often normalized Omar’s behavior, but regular citizens — veterans, first responders, and everyday taxpayers — are rightly skeptical of a congresswoman whose record invites more questions than answers.
Americans don’t need more sermons from Washington elites who excuse dangerous ambiguity; we need clarity, accountability, and leaders who put the country first. If an imam’s sober warning helps restore one shred of common sense to the national conversation about Omar’s fitness for office, conservatives should embrace it and demand thorough investigations into any ties that could threaten our security and values.
