Tomi Lahren
Role at the time: Fox News co-host, speaking on Fox News Channel’s The Big Weekend Show
Statement summary
On Fox News’ The Big Weekend Show on Saturday, co-host Tomi Lahren said “nothing would make me happier than to see Ilhan Omar deported for immigration fraud,” but that she would rather hear DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin explain how he will deport “10 million illegal aliens.” She said “if they want to do an investigation, do an investigation,” but that the marriage claim is “not what’s going to get people out to vote,” and that if it is “just Ilhan because you want to make a point to own the libs on X, I’m sorry, that’s not enough for me.”
“Nothing would make me happier than to see Ilhan Omar deported for immigration fraud. However, what I would have much rather heard from our DHS secretary is how he’s going to arrest and deport 10 million illegal aliens let in under the Biden administration.” … “I don’t want to hear him answering questions from influencers to own the libs.” … “If they want to do an investigation, do an investigation. But at the end of the day, that’s not what’s going to get people out to vote is if Ilhan Omar married her brother.” … “If Ilhan and 10 million others go, okay. But if it’s just Ilhan because you want to make a point to own the libs on X, I’m sorry, that’s not enough for me.”
Why we used this label
Lahren takes materially different positions on the announced accusation: she says she would be glad to see Omar deported for fraud and that officials should investigate if they wish, which supports pursuing it, but she criticizes Mullin for “answering questions from influencers to own the libs” and says the marriage claim is not what will win votes. The closest competing labels are “Defended or excused” and condemns, each of which captures only one half of the statement.