Bill Maher has come to the defense of freshman Democrat Ilhan Omar over her controversial Israel comments that resulted in many accusing her of anti-Semitism. House Democratic leaders on Monday roundly condemned Rep. Omar, D-Minn., for statements about supporters of Israel that were widely viewed as anti-Semitic. CNN USES ILHAN OMAR’S ANTI-SEMITISM CONTROVERSY TO ATTACK TRUMP, GOPOmar, in response, "unequivocally" apologized, while reaffirming the "problematic role" of lobbyists. Maher, who is no stranger to creating a firestorm with his own comments, questioned why the Minnesota Democrat’s comments have ‘to be seen as anti-Semitic’. “Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress,” Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting.

Source: Fox News February 16, 2019 15:11 UTC