U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar faced hundreds of protesters Saturday outside a Southern California fundraising event for the local chapter of a major advocacy group representing Muslim-Americans. “Burn the Quran!," “Ilhan Omar, go to hell!” and “Shame on you, terrorists!" 2020 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES CIRCLING WAGONS AROUND ILHAN OMAR AFTER ISRAEL COMMENT UPROARA handful of counterprotesters also appeared outside the event to voice support for Omar. The Los Angeles Police Department told City News Service that it had an unspecified number of officers working the event. “What a joy it is to share that.”Later in the day, he spoke to an estimated 12,000 people at a downtown Los Angeles rally.

Source: Fox News March 24, 2019 04:18 UTC