Incoming House Minority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) delivered a blunt assessment of the federal investigation targeting radical squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), stating that once the DOJ establishes she was over 18 when she claimed derivative citizenship through her father, she is “no longer a citizen of the United States” and therefore “not entitled to serve in Congress.” Speaking on Newsmax’s Finnerty and in a separate appearance with Benny Johnson, Emmer described the birth-date issue as an administrative process rather than a matter requiring a full House expulsion vote.
“The birth date is an administrative procedure, and once it’s established that she was over the age of 18 when she claimed to be a minor, she’s no longer a citizen of the United States,” he said. “And when she’s no longer a citizen, she’s not entitled to serve in Congress.” Emmer added that he believes the DOJ is “finalizing that” review and that the age question is one of “four different things they are looking at.”
