According to the Associated press, a man in western New York has been charged with threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar from Minnesota.
Federal prosecutors announced Patrick Carlineo Jr. was arrested after making a threatening call to Omar’s Washington, D.C. office last month.
Omar, among the first of two Muslim women to serve in Congress was called a “terrorist” by Carlineo, who threatened to shoot her per authorities.
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Carlineo, who sounded upset during the call, spelled his name correctly when providing his information to a D.C. staffer. He also added that he “loves the president and that he hates radical Muslims in our government.”
Omar has come under fire for remarks made earlier this year on Israel. Despite calls for her resignation, Omar has come under fire for comments on Israel.
Source: New York Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
