Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) pushed back on remarks that she was not "cute" or "attractive enough" to ignore her constituents, claiming the comment reminded her of former President Donald Trump.
Omar claimed the rhetoric, which was used by her Democratic primary challenger, Don Samuels, earlier this month, was unbecoming of someone seeking elected office.
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"This is beneath the dignity of any adult, let alone someone seeking public office," Omar wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday. "It is reminiscent of the worst kinds of lies and misogyny that we are hearing from people like Donald Trump, who think they can say anything about women and get away with it."
This is beneath the dignity of any adult, let alone someone seeking public office. It is reminiscent of the worst kinds of lies and misogyny that we are hearing from people like Donald Trump, who think they can say anything about women and get away with it. Like Trump, instead of… https://t.co/9j7BK3UehX
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 29, 2023
The congresswoman added that Samuels's attack should be "alarming" to voters, and she slammed her opponent for resorting to "lies and sexism" instead of legitimate debate.
Samuels made the assertion during a longer response on politicians who were more focused on being a celebrity than the needs of the voters.
"To see government not be responsive to the people who pay them, it is offensive to me," Samuels said on The Break Down with Brodkorb and Becky podcast on Nov. 21.
"And to not be responsive and available to those people? To not meet with them and find out what their concerns are and to answer their tough questions? To not get back to people on the phone? Who do you think you are? And who do you think you're working for? You're not cute enough, you don't dress well enough — nothing about you is attractive enough to overcome that deficit," Samuels said.
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Samuels, who ran against Omar in the 2022 Democratic primary, narrowly lost to the progressive lawmaker by 2,500 votes last year.
The Democratic hopeful previously served as a city councilman in Minneapolis, and he ran as a "pro-police" and law enforcement candidate, a stark contrast to Omar, who has been vocally against law enforcement.