Rep. Ilhan Omar accused of anti-Semitism for tweet about billionaires supporting Michael Bloomberg | Daily Mail Online
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Rep. Ilhan Omar is accused of ’dog whistle’ anti-Semitism after she posts tweet implying billionaire businessman Leon Cooperman is only supporting Michael Bloomberg’s presidential run because he is Jewish
Rep. Ilhan Omar came under fire on Saturday for sharing a tweet revealing Jewish billionaire Leon Cooperman will back Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 bid
She shared the tweeted with a thinking emoji saying: ’I wonder why’
She was accused of ’dog whistle’ anti-Semitism for the comment
Critics say she was alluding to the fact that they were both Jewish rather than the fact that they are both billionaires
Omar retweeted posts by supporters who accused critics of ’twisting her words’
Omar has been accused of anti-Semitism for downplaying the 9/11 terror attacks and for a 2012 post where she said ’Israel has hypnotized the world’
