lhan Omar votes 'present' on bill condemning Armenian genocide, saying Congress should acknowledge other 'mass slaughters,' too

lhan Omar votes 'present' on bill condemning Armenian genocide, saying Congress should acknowledge other 'mass slaughters,' too



Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Tuesday refused to support a congressional resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide, saying it was important first to condemn the preceding "mass slaughter" of "hundreds of millions of indigenous people," as well as the "transatlantic slave trade."