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ISLAMOPHOBIC RE-TWEET FROM TRUMP PUTS MUSLIM POLITICIAN'S LIFE IN DANGER

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By Mona Austin Pres. Trump re-tweeted a video of Rep. Ihan Omar that suggests she was nonchalant about 911, effectively making her a target of death threats. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked him to remove it. It was taken down, but nor before being share over 86,000 times.  "The president's words weigh a ton and his hateful and inflammatory rhetoric creates real danger," she said in a statement.   Since Friday when the video of the Twin Towers falling on 911 with clips of  the Minnesota Democrat speaking at a Muslim empowerment event about the Council on American Islamic Relations was posted, Omar said death threats have increased. One of the  first of two Muslim's in Congress, she accuse the POTUS encouraging Islamaphobia and right-wing extremist violence saying, "This is endangering lives. It has to stop." Pelosi said Sunday she is requesting additional security at the Capitol for Omar.  Previously Omar was scru...