"OMAR: Because there were a lot of things in the video that I did agree with. Obviously, we share videos. We don't have to agree with every single word. But I do believe he was a reprehensible, hateful man. Like, that is my view of the words that he has said about every single identity that I belong to. He didn't believe that we should have equal access to anything."
"COLLINS: There was a town hall that you had six days ago. You called Kirk a, quote, hateful man. And you had reposted a video that I'm sure you've seen, you've taken criticism for. It's a video that called him a reprehensible human being, and said Kirk was Dr. Frankenstein, and his monster shot him through the neck. Why repost that video?"
Rep. Ilhan Omar faced scrutiny for reposting a video that referenced Charlie Kirk being shot through the neck by a Frankenstein monster and for social media posts about Kirk. Omar defended sharing the video, saying she agreed with many things in it while noting that sharing does not imply endorsement of every word. Omar repeatedly called Kirk a reprehensible, hateful man and cited his statements about identities and access as evidence. CNN's Kaitlan Collins pressed Omar about the post and the town hall comments, asking why the video was reposted and whether Omar viewed Kirk's statements as reprehensible.
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