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Ilhan Omar: “The majority of the people in Minneapolis don't trust the…”

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

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Ilhan Omar Discusses Her Role in Congress, Challenges, and Vision for Change

Published | Video Starts at 10:59

It was a moment that put Omar at the center of a national call for racial justice, not only geographically, but also politically As a progressive voice with a national platform who supported replacing the Minneapolis police department with a new public safety agency. The majority of the people in Minneapolis don't trust the Minneapolis police. And when you have an institution that has lost the trust of the people it's supposed to serve, then you have to make a big decision on what you do with that institution. (10:59–11:06)

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Asserts that most Minneapolis residents distrust the local police.

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