Ilhan Omar
Role at the time: U.S. representative, through her campaign's supplied statement
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
Appearing with Hasan Piker at the Minnesota event is justified as a way to mobilize young voters.
“Early voting among people under 40 is down, and we need to do everything to get young people to the polls. The Congresswoman knows the Democratic Party is a Big Tent party, and she’s excited to join Senator Omar Fateh’s event to mobilize young voters and get them to vote in this critical midterm election.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Omar campaign defends the Minnesota Piker eventCampaign response and event announcement
FOX 9 quotes a statement supplied by Ilhan Omar's campaign about the planned October 26 event.
Why we used this label
The subject is the decision to invite and appear with Piker at the October 26 Minnesota event. Omar's campaign defends joining the Piker event as a way to mobilize younger voters.