Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota launched into a histrionic tirade against the U.S. and pointed to President Donald Trump's order to send military troops into Los Angeles, California, as the reason why it is no longer a beacon of hope.
Omar made the comments while being interviewed on "Democracy Now!" from the U.S. Capitol. The interview was published on Friday.
"We are in the midst of the creation of a police state where you have masked, armed men who are in plain clothes that are snatching people off the streets, unwilling to identify themselves. You have the military being deployed in our streets. My God, this is America. You have states' rights being disregarded, so you know, a constitutional crisis that's being created in front of our eyes!" Omar ranted.