Ilhan Omar The Latest Trump Opponent To Praise President’s Leadership In Coronavirus Crisis

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar became the latest opponent of President Donald Trump to praise his leadership and handling of the coronavirus crisis, at least more recently.

Omar called Trump’s recent flurry of activity to combat the COVID-19 pandemic “incredible and the right response in this critical time.”

She retweeted comments from Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who said “unprecedented times require unprecedented leadership and we are seeing that in our country right now. I have faith that we will survive this as a nation and build together.”

Omar told her Twitter followers that “we should never let politics get in the way of good policy. This is a great start and hope others will be part of a united front to push for good policies.”

Omar’s rare praise for the president comes as other strict opponents of Trump have voiced favorable opinions of how the president is reacting to the coronavirus outbreak.

MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough told his viewers Tuesday that it was time to rally around the president and his efforts. Scarborough acknowledged that he had been a perpetual Trump critic, but said, “we have to do everything we can do to make sure this president succeeds” in fighting the coronavirus.