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'Stay off social media when you're drunk': Nancy Mace called out over Khameni death post

Omar rejected Mace’s implication and told her to stay off social media when drunk.

'Stay off social media when you're drunk': Nancy Mace called out over Khameni death post
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Rep. Nancy Mace’s sarcastic post expressing sympathy for Muslim colleagues after Iran’s supreme commander was reported dead drew criticism, including a sharp response from Rep. Ilhan Omar.

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U.S. representative who responded to Mace’s post

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U.S. representative whose social-media post prompted criticism

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Rashida Tlaib
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ALSO MENTIONED  Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Iran’s supreme commander, whose reported death prompted Mace’s post

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Ilhan Omar and Nancy Mace Exchange Posts After Iran Strikes

Omar and Mace traded posts after Mace suggested Omar and Rashida Tlaib were mourning Khamenei’s death; Omar rejected the implication and accused Mace of posting while drunk. Left-leaning outlets cast Mace’s post as anti-Muslim mockery and Omar’s reply as a rebuttal, sometimes adding Omar’s criticism of Trump’s Iran action. Center outlets treat it mainly as a personal feud, generally recounting both lawmakers’ remarks. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the clash, with coverage ridiculing Omar and presenting Mace’s attacks approvingly alongside a more even account of both lawmakers’ remarks.

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