AOC, Ilhan Omar say Republicans and Fox incite death threats.

by subir

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Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019 Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019 at 3:49:50am PDT

TOPSHOT - US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, US Representative Ilhan Omar (C), Democrat of Minnesota, and US Representative Haley Stevens (R), Democrat of Michigan, arrive for a photo opportunity with the female House Democratic members of the 116th Congress outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 4, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Here’s an example of a college Republicans group calling AOC a Domestic terrorist.

This puts me in danger every time.

Almost every time this uncalled for rhetoric gets blasted by conserv. grps, we get a spike in death threats to refer to Capitol Police.

Multiple ppl have been arrested trying to harm me, Ilhan, & others.@GOP, whatÃ¢ÂÂs it going to take to stop? https://t.co/vpous77RbT
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 10, 2019

Here’s Fox questioning whether Rep. Ilhan Omar is “an American first”

This is dangerous incitement, given the death threats I face. I hope leaders of both parties will join me in condemning it.

My love and commitment to our country and that of my colleagues should never be in question. We are ALL Americans! pic.twitter.com/foTZMpiZKv
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 10, 2019

In both cases, the Congresswomen report that this hateful rhetoric from Republicans and Fox News has resulted in increased threats to their lives.

Threats to Rep. Omar’s life resulted in the arrest of a man this month. That didn’t stop Trump from going after her again:

Police arrested Patrick Carlineo Jr., 55, of Addison, N.Y., after he allegedly made calls to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in March threatening to assault and murder the Muslim lawmaker.

And only a day after his arrest, President Trump mocked Omar during a speech in Las Vegas continuing the Islamophobia he brought with him when he moved his nasty orange ass into the White House. Speaking to the Republican Jewish Coalition, Trump thought it’d be funny to slip Omar’s name into a speech to a group of Republicans who are supportive of Israel. — www.theroot.com/...

Similar threats resulted towards Rep. Maxine Waters resulted in the arrest of a NY man last month:

A man is expected to go to trial this week for calling the district office of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and making racist and violent threats, according to local reports and court documents.

In July 2018, Stephen Taubert, who lives in central New York, allegedly threatened to kill Waters using offensive language and racial slurs, including the n-word, Syracuse.com reported. [...]

The threat allegedly made last summer coincides with a period of heightened criticism of Waters among conservatives and the far-right. — www.rollcall.com/...

Donate to the Squad: AOC, Omar, Pressley and Tlaib

ACTION: Call your Congressman and Senators. Tell them you want a complete and full investigation of Republicans who have made threats against Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Omar. Tell them you want them to call Fox News hosts and management for hearings on Congress to discuss their network’s role in stoking right-wing political terrorism. You can also sign this WH.gov petition (yes, yes, I know).

— @subirgrewal