Ilhan Omar: The amount of hate speech online is at a crisis level
"We get these sort of attacks that are designed to intimidate us," Omar explained, adding "It's a regular feature of being a Muslim member of Congress."
U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN) takes part in a discussion on "Impacts of Phobia in Our Civic and Political Discourse" during the Muslim Caucus Education Collective’s conference in Washington, U.S., July 23, 2019(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)ByAARON REICH