Since being sworn into Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar has consistently faced criticism and hate, solely because of her identity as a Muslim. Not only have individuals across the country targeted Omar—calling her a terrorist and other slurs—but her own colleagues, as well. One of those colleagues in Congress is Lauren Boebert, who has repeatedly made Islamophobic and inappropriate comments directed toward Omar, including saying she’s in the “jihad squad” and inferring that she is a suicide bomber. While Boebert issued a non-apology to Muslims on Twitter for comments made last week, she later refused to offer an apology to Omar during a phone call, in which she even hung up on Omar and later produced a video mustering more Islamophobic comments. But that’s not all! Turns out this trend of creating Islamophobic videos targeting Omar is not new. Read more