House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) dismissed claims that anti-Semitism has surfaced within the ranks of Democrats and doubled down on her defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has sustained repeated social media attacks from President Donald Trump. Omar has faced bipartisan allegations of anti-Semitism since posting controversial tweets earlier this year about the reasons for the strong support most U.S. politicians express for Israel. Pelosi also said she has advised fellow Democrats to be on guard about anti-Semitism “raising its head” in the U.S. and abroad. In a statement Sunday, Pelosi warned that Trump’s “hateful and inflammatory rhetoric creates real danger,” calling on him to remove the video on Omar from his Twitter account. Trump told ABC-affiliated TV station KSTP on Monday that he had no regrets about his post, which is still online.

Source: Huffington Post April 17, 2019 00:54 UTC