Ilhan Omar
Role at the time: U.S. representative for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District
Defended or excused
Responding to
Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour
“Thank you @macklemore for using your platform and continuing to speak out against the genocide. None of us are free until all of us are free ✊🏽”
Why we used this label
Omar expressly praises Macklemore’s speech and frames it as advocacy against genocide, which supports a defense of the conduct at issue.
Ilhan Omar thanks Macklemore for speaking out (opens in a new tab)Complete X post and timestamp
Primary X post. It directly attributes this reaction to Rep. Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) and provides the post text and timestamp.