COLLINS: But can I ask you, Congresswoman, as a result of–
OMAR: People are asking, and are getting fired–
COLLINS: Well–
OMAR: –for sharing Charlie’s phrases.
COLLINS: Well, and a few folks had been celebrating it. That was a part of it.
OMAR: I haven’t seen that.
COLLINS: But on that situation–
OMAR: I’ve simply seen folks sharing his phrases.
COLLINS: There was a city corridor that you just had six days in the past. You known as Kirk a, quote, hateful man. And you had reposted a video that I’m certain you’ve seen, you’ve taken criticism for. It’s a video that known as him a reprehensible human being, and stated Kirk was Dr. Frankenstein, and his monster shot him via the neck.
Why repost that video?
OMAR: Because there have been a whole lot of issues within the video that I did agree with. Obviously, we share movies. We don’t need to agree with each single phrase.
But I do imagine he was a reprehensible, hateful man. Like, that’s my view of the phrases that he has stated about each single identification that I belong to. He didn’t imagine that we must always have equal entry to something. He additionally simply didn’t even imagine, I might be sensible sufficient, I might have ideas that might be equal to a white man.
Where are we lacking this dialog about who this man was, and the issues that he stated? How do you not — do you not discover that reprehensible, Kaitlan?
COLLINS: Well, after all, I don’t–
OMAR: Do you — do you assume I don’t have–
COLLINS: –I don’t subscribe to that. But I feel the argument being made–
OMAR: But do you assume I don’t have the mind processing energy, such as you, or a white man?
COLLINS: Well, after all not.
OMAR: I do know, however — but when anyone stated that–
COLLINS: And I feel it’s very clear right here that I’m not sharing his views, and I don’t justify them.
OMAR: –would you say that that might be reprehensible views?
COLLINS: I feel the argument that was being made–
OMAR: No, however I’m asking you. What I’m asking you–
COLLINS: –and what we’ve got heard is–
OMAR: –is would you say that as–
COLLINS: Yes, I perceive what you’re asking me.
OMAR: But you’re asking me how might I discover him reprehensible?
COLLINS: I perceive what you’re asking me, Congresswoman.
OMAR: Like, that’s reprehensible.
COLLINS: No, I’m not–
OMAR: You stated, it’s reprehensible your self, that it’s vile, it’s reprehensible, and it’s hateful.
COLLINS: No, no, I’m not asking why you assume he’s reprehensible. I feel — you’re clearly allowed to have your individual views. That’s why we’ve got you on right here so typically–
OMAR: Yes.
COLLINS: –as a result of we like to listen to your views and what you assume on one thing. I simply assume it was the video, the place it known as him Dr. Frankenstein, and stated his monster shot him via the neck.
I imply, clearly it is a individual, and taking a look at this, that is somebody who was a husband and a father, and within the days after his stunning loss of life, that occurred because of his views, or occurred consequently as he was sharing his views, publicly with folks, that folks discovered it jarring to listen to such criticism of that within the fast aftermath–
OMAR: What I — what I discover–
COLLINS: –of somebody’s loss of life.
OMAR: –jarring is that there’s so many individuals prepared to excuse probably the most reprehensible issues that he stated, that they agree with that, that they’re prepared to have monuments for him, that they wish to create a day to honor him, and that they wish to produce resolutions within the House of Congress, honoring his life and legacy.
It is one factor to care about his life, as a result of clearly so many individuals liked him, together with his youngsters and spouse. But I’m not going to take a seat right here, and be judged for not desirous to honor any legacy this man has left behind, that must be within the dustbin of historical past, and we must always hopefully transfer on and overlook the hate that he spewed each single day.