Rep. Ilhan Omar Compares America To Habitual Human Rights Violator Qatar

Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar is no stranger to expressing hatred for the United States. Her visit to Qatar last week for the World Cup proved to be no exception when she conflated the Middle Eastern country’s persistent human rights violations to American history.

While Omar noted she is aware of the criticisms Qatar faces for its use of fatal migrant labor practices, she said she believes Qatar’s questionable human rights track record should not taint the country’s image. “I don’t think that should really negate the fact that this being held in Qatar is historic, and there are a lot of people who are celebrating that historic achievement,” Omar said.

While in Qatar, Omar met with Qatari foreign minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and allegedly raised concerns about some of the country’s dubious practices. But in the end, Omar chalked up Qatar’s problems to a global failure to reach perfection — and compared the human rights abuser to the United States.

“In the world that we’re living in right now, and the way in which we understand history, there are no perfect countries that have a perfect record,” she told Insider. “We are slated to host the World Cup next with Mexico and Canada. I wonder what kinds of conversations will be had, and how many people will object to that happening with the history of indigenous people, of enslavement, of police brutality.”