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Carville Slams Omar's Controversial Remarks Amid Outrage

5/9/2025

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Democratic strategist James Carville took aim at Rep. Ilhan Omar, condemning her 2018 remarks about White men as damaging to the Democratic Party. Omar's assertion that White men are linked to most U.S. deaths sparked outrage, with Vice President JD Vance calling her words "genocidal." In response, Omar stood firm, backing her claims with statistics on extremist violence.

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Democratic strategist James Carville took aim at Rep. Ilhan Omar, condemning her 2018 remarks about White men as damaging to the Democratic Party. Omar's assertion that White men are linked to most U.S. deaths sparked outrage, with Vice President JD Vance calling her words "genocidal." In response, Omar stood firm, backing her claims with statistics on extremist violence.