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

Mace posted a message about Omar and Tlaib after Khamenei’s death, then shared a claim about Omar that the article calls debunked.

"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 whose posts prompted Omar’s response

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Representative responding to Nancy Mace’s post

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President whose Iran military action Omar criticized

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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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Nancy Mace and Ilhan Omar Exchange Posts After Khamenei's Death

Outlets agree that after Ali Khamenei's death was reported, Mace posted a message about Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, Omar responded, and the lawmakers exchanged personal remarks on social media. Left-leaning outlets cast Mace's posts as hostile and foreground Omar's rebuke, with some also stressing Mace's later comments about Omar's marriage and deportation. Center outlets treat it as a two-sided social-media feud, recounting personal attacks from both lawmakers. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the combative exchange, with some portraying Mace favorably and Omar as angry or incoherent.

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