WASHINGTON (Halbeeg News)-The United States federal authorities are investigating a hateful message targeting the U.S., Rep. Ilhan Omar that was scrawled onto a bathroom stall at a Twin Cities gas station.
The graffiti message, written in black marker in the men’s room, read: “Assassinate Ilhan Omar.”
The post didn’t gain much traction until Omar tweeted it on Friday afternoon.
It came to the attention of customer named Brian Raines, who had stopped by his local Holiday gas station in Rogers on Feb. 22.
Raines, a father of two children and a U.S. Navy veteran, said he asked the manager why he hadn’t covered up the message.
He said the manager seemed annoyed by the question, rolled his eyes, and responded that he was waiting for the corporate office to send out a painter.
“I said, ‘You didn’t think about covering it up yourself?’ ” Raines recalled. “You don’t need a painter to come out on a Saturday to do the right thing.”
Earlier this week, Omar has targeted in another an anti-Muslim display at the state capitol in West Virginia. The state Republican Party’s display included a poster falsely linking Omar to the 9/11 attacks. Omar tweeted about the incident on Friday.
Minnesota congresswoman who is a member of the powerful foreign relations committee is facing criticism from pro-Israel lobby groups for calling accountability on Israel for its treatment of Palestinian population.
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