Ilhan Omar: “I understand this all to be is an intimidation tactic.”

“Have you acclimated to this to a degree, or is there some part of you that still feels freaked out when something like that happens? You know what? I understand this all to be is an intimidation tactic. Whether it is the president's deranged rants attacking me, my family and my community, or whether it is, you know, this deranged person showing up, trying to assault me is that they want to intimidate me from public life.” (02:47–02:54)

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