Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) strongly defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Sunday against a provoking tweet from Donald Trump attacking the congresswoman over comments referencing 9/11. Nadler said the president has “no moral authority” to criticize Omar, particularly since Trump cynically “stole” a $150,000 federally funded grant intended to help struggling small businesses after the terror strike. “I was instrumental in getting funding for small business grants for victims of 9/11, for people with small businesses in the area,” Nadler said. “Donald Trump actually took a $150,000 grant from the Bush administration ... meant for small businessmen for [his building at] 40 Wall St. Nadler told Tapper that he had no problem with what Omar said about 9/11.

Source: Huffington Post April 15, 2019 00:11 UTC