Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., suggested Sunday on a podcast that Democrats should act with grace toward former supporters of President Donald Trump who have broken with him on key issues.
Tommy Vietor, one of the co-hosts of “Pod Save America” played a clip of former Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was once one of Trumps staunch allies, but has now become one of his most outspoken conservative critics to the point she suggested he be removed from office after his viral threat to end Iranian civilization.
“The American people have to open their eyes and deal with reality and deal with truth. And the truth is, look, you may have supported President Trump for 10 years, like I did and like you have, but this is not the same man. This is not the same man that we supported,” Greene said earlier this month.
Vietor noted that she is “far from the only die-hard MAGA supporter” who has broken with Trump over the and the handling of the Epstein files, citing a variety of other famous political figures. He then proceeded to ask Omar things of what her reaction is to Greenes comments and how Democrats overall should respond to such defections from the MAGA movement.
The answer to the latter part of his question, Omar said, is that “I think as Americans, it is really important for us to work together for the preservation of everything that is good in our country. and to support leaders that we can trust to safeguard what is good about our country.”
The fascinating part of such defectors like Greene, Omar suggested, is that “they are not just coming out like other ones that you’d mentioned where they’re saying, This action is wrong, right? They’re saying, I am done with you.”
Vietor agreed, noting it is a “values-based” judgment “like this guy is bad, not like this policy is bad.”
“Right, and I think that we should give them credit for that, the fact that they’ve had this wake-up call to finally seeing this con man, this corrupt, chaotic man, for what he is,” Omar said. “The fact that they understand that he never really had any principles outside of uplifting his ego.”
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She went on to say that instead, it was about Trump enriching himself and boosting his ego after having been mocked by people like former President Barack Obama in the past.
“It was never about putting America first. It was never about having coherent policies,” she said.
Omar went on to marvel at “The fact that they have gotten off the sycophant train and are saying you know We trusted the wrong person we are sorry for that and need all of you to wake up to the fact that you’ve also trusted the wrong person.”
She added that this is something that “I think is an important thing for us to put our arms around and say Yes, then now let’s figure out how do we save our country from the disaster that this man is creating.”
“I think it’s pretty important and meaningful that you feel that way, because you are someone who’s personally dealt with some abuse from a lot of these folks,” Vietor responded.
“All of them,” Omar joked.
When she was asked whether she had ever called Greene to extend this olive branch, she said she hasnt yet, but recalled “I did, before she left, I found her on the House floor and thanked her for, you know, her support in ending the genocide, her willingness to speak up about what the people in Gaza have experienced and what our tax dollars have allowed to take place.”
She concluded, “We have a responsibility to end this genocide and to end our financial and political support for Israel and the impunity that we have constantly provided for them as, you know, they have tried to destroy a group of people.”
When Greene was in Congress, she and Omar often exchanged barbs tow
