Delia Ramirez
Role at the time: U.S. representative for Illinois’s 3rd Congressional District, posting on X
Condemned
Statement summary
Quote-posting Benny Johnson’s post of DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s claim that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother, Rep. Delia Ramirez wrote that Mullin “is another tool and loyalist” who is “using his position as Secretary to spread lies, conspiracy theories, and enact Trump’s political vengeance.” In her own words she did not mention Omar or the marriage claim.
“I said it from the beginning: Markwayne is another tool and loyalist.” … “Like his predecessor, he is using his position as Secretary to spread lies, conspiracy theories, and enact Trump’s political vengeance.”