Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar turned heads on social media Wednesday evening, as she issued praise towards President Trump and his “unprecedented leadership” during the COVID-19 crisis.
The rare moment occurred when Omar, who is often critical towards the Trump Administration, responded to an observation made by a journalist over the President’s decisions and ideas to bring relief to Americans.
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“Trump suspending mortgage foreclosures, demanding cash payments to Americans, now invoking the Defense Production Act to force private firms to produce needed supplies is incredible,” investigative journalist Lee Fang wrote.
He added, “Kind of a shell shock for anyone who reported on any economic policies in the Obama years.”
In reaction to Fang’s remarks, Rep. Omar replied with a hand-clapping emoji, “Politics aside, this is incredible and the right response in this critical time.” See Below
Rep. Omar Praises President Trump
Politics aside, this is incredible and the right response in this critical time. 👏🏽 https://t.co/MUzGkAxNaO
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 19, 2020
The congresswoman continued to commend President Trump’s leadership.
“Ayanna Pressley always says, unprecedented times require unprecedented leadership and we are seeing that in our country right now,” Omar declared. “I have faith that we will survive this as a nation and build together.”
“Finally, we should never let politics get in the way of good policy,” she continued. This is a great start and hope others will be part of a united front to push for good policies that will help us work through the economic anxiety the country is feeling right now.” See Below
Rep. Omar’s Official Tweets
Finally, we should never let politics get in the way of good policy. This is a great start and hope others will be part of a united front to push for good policies that will help us work through the economic anxiety the country is feeling right now.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 19, 2020
Omar is latest of other Democrats, including New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and California Governor Gavin Newsom, who have openly praised President Trump and his administration’s handling of the coronavirus.
We leave you with video of Governor Cuomo applauding Trump’s efforts:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo praises President @realDonaldTrump’s coronavirus response: “he's doing what he has to do and I respect him for it”https://t.co/HF0J77TGfE pic.twitter.com/PVt9fCLtH1
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 17, 2020