Hateful graffiti toward Rep. Ilhan Omar being investigated by FBI

BY ANDREW WRIGHT

The FBI is investigating graffiti created in February at a gas station in Rogers, Minnesota, that advocates for murdering Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to MPR News.

Brian Raines, 45, found the graffiti in a bathroom stall at the gas station. The graffiti read, "Assassinate Ilhan Omar," according to the Duluth News Tribune. Raines posted a photo of the graffiti on social media, where Omar found it and shared the photo. The post became widely shared after Omar shared the photo.

"I was appalled. I saw it and I took a picture of it to show the manager." Raines said.

Omar used the post to criticize Congress Republicans for anti-Muslim rhetoric, then posted a story from NBC News concerning altercations in the West Virginia statehouse after one representative likened Omar to the 9/11 attacks.

"No wonder why I am on the 'Hitlist' of a domestic terrorist and 'Assassinate Ilhan Omar' is written on my local gas stations. Look no further, the GOP's anti-Muslim display likening me to a terrorist rocks in state capitols and no one is condemning them!," Omar said on her Twitter.

Omar has been under fire recently after she made comments about Israel's influence in the United States.

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