Nancy Pelosi defended Omar essentially on the basis that she is a child and not responsible for her actions:
Oh? Really?
Omar is 37 years old. She has lived in the United States since she was
13. She is a college graduate. She has been a policy fellow at theUniversity of
Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
She is married (at least
once) and has children. She has been active in politics for years,
attending her first caucus at age 14 and serving as a campaign
manager and policy aide for various Democratic politicians. She served
in the Minnesota legislature before being elected to Congress. While in
the legislature, Omar was an Assistant Minority Leader for the DFL
caucus. According to Wikipedia, she authored or co-authored at least 266
bills during the 2017-2018 legislative session.
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