Minnesota Democrat Rep. Collin Peterson took a swipe at Congresswoman Ilhan Omar saying “she doesn’t belong in our party.”
Peterson was addressing past comments in which Omar dismissed the 9/11 terrorist attacks as “some people did something.”
He had previously come to her defense .
In an April interview, Peterson had explained where Omar might have been coming from.
“I think she was trying to say that some people in her community feel like they’re being targeted,” he said .
When confronted more recently, the Minnesota Democrat walked back his comments.
