"COLLINS: OK. And as obviously we've seen his past political posts, and what he himself has said. I mentioned the President's response, where he told ABC News after, just a few hours after this happened, She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her. Before you respond. I do want to remind everyone that when President Trump was nearly assassinated, you responded and said, We must condemn acts of violence and pray for the victims. May calmness and decency prevail. And you said, it was sad to hear the tragedy that had occurred. What went through your mind when you heard the President's response last night?"
"OMAR: Well, the difference between the President and I is that I was raised to be a decent human being, and my faith teaches me to have compassion, and he lacks both of those things. This is a president who presides over an administration that, when they assassinated Renee Good, told us that she was a domestic terrorist that was trying to kill the federal agents. When they assassinated Alex Pretti, they told us that he was a domestic terrorist who brandished (ph) a weapon. None of those things are true, and they are known to be liars. They have constantly told us not to believe in our eyes. Fortunately, both of those assassinations were caught on camera, and so was what happ"
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins confronted Rep. Ilhan Omar about President Trump’s suggestion that she orchestrated her own assault after being attacked on camera. President Trump told ABC News, "She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her," prompting Collins to contrast his response with Omar’s earlier call for calm after Trump’s near-assassination. Omar rejected the insinuation, said she was raised to be a decent person and that Trump lacks decency and compassion, accused the administration of lying about past killings, referenced cases captured on camera, and suggested Trump may have dementia and should be removed.
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