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Ilhan Omar: “I still have PTSD.”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Rep. ILHAN OMAR Talks Terror In Minneapolis And Becoming American

Published | Video Starts at 24:07

Yeah. And I understand that the life, the lasting impacts of war. Yeah, it's the displacement, it's the trauma that you can't get rid of. I mean, I still have PTSD. You know, there's certain environments that trigger it. And, you know, I think for a lot of people, especially a lot of people in the United States, unless you've been … (24:07–24:09)

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