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"Stay off social media when you're drunk": Omar responds to mocking Mace post about Khamenei

Omar responded to Mace’s post with a personal rebuke and also criticized Trump’s Iran military action.

"Stay off social media when you're drunk": Omar responds to mocking Mace post about Khamenei
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Ilhan Omar responded to Nancy Mace’s post linking Omar and Rashida Tlaib to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death with remarks accusing Mace of drinking. Mace then shared a claim about Omar that the article describes as repeatedly debunked.

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Representative responding to Nancy Mace’s post

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Nancy Mace
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Representative whose posts prompted Omar’s response

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Donald Trump
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President whose Iran military action Omar criticized

Rashida Tlaib
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Representative named in Mace’s post

ALSO MENTIONED  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian leader whose death was referenced in 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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