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      Two Years After Jan. 6, Omar Says 'Imagine If This Was to Happen Under Republican Control'

      "I am thankful that we had a speaker and were ready to respond and defend our democracy in the days that followed" the January 6 attack, said the Democrat from Minnesota.

      Jake Johnson
      Jan 06, 2023

      On the eve of the second anniversary of the January 6 attack, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar asked the public to imagine if far-right Republicans—now locked in a chaotic fight over the House speakership—controlled the lower chamber of Congress two years ago, when supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent effort to overthrow the government.

      "We remember the insurrection," Omar (D-Minn.) said in an appearance on MSNBC late Thursday. "We remember that the House was organized. We were ready, Democrats were ready—we'd already elected a speaker, we were ready to defend the Constitution, we were ready to defend our democracy. Imagine if this was to happen under Republican control?"

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