Video: Rep. Jeff Van Drew Calls Out Obama's Defense of Ilhan Omar
The New Jersey Republican discusses the federal immigration and financial investigation into the Minnesota Democrat and the former president's statement backing her.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew is pushing back on Barack Obama's defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar.
This post summarizes a clip that runs 5 minutes 58 seconds. We relied on Fox News's published title and description, not a transcript, so we are limited to what the network says about it.
According to Fox, Van Drew, R-N.J., appeared on "Fox News Live" to discuss the federal immigration and financial investigation into Omar, D-Minn., and Obama's defense of her. The title carries the phrase "calls out," and the description does not quote him, so we are not adding any words to his mouth.
The background, from Fox's separate reporting. Obama posted a long statement on X Sunday accusing the administration of politically targeting Omar and trying to strip her citizenship. He said she arrived with her father at 12 and became a citizen at 17 when her father was naturalized, and called the age-based theory "unsubstantiated." The White House rejected the claim, saying the Justice Department "is focused on restoring law and order." Omar has denied wrongdoing, and no charges have been announced in the material we read.
Two limits. This is a lawmaker's view in a television interview, not a finding by investigators. And the listing does not say what evidence, if any, Van Drew cites.
To hear his argument in his own words, watch the clip at the link below.