Background
Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American elected to Congress, is one of the founding members of the Squad and a consistent recipient of Islamist network funding since her first election in 2018.
How the money reached Ilhan
Emgage PAC
$3,386
Independent Expenditure — Support · 2022
Explicitly Muslim electoral PAC.
NIAC Action
$6,500
Direct Contributions · 2020-2022
Iran-lobby affiliated PAC.
Mahrouq Family
$21,000
Individual Contributions · 2019-2026
Same Palestinian-American family that gave $35,000 to Thomas Massie and $100,000 to American Priorities PAC.
Key Facts
- ▸Said of 9/11: 'Some people did something'
- ▸Tweeted Israel has 'hypnotized the world' — condemned as antisemitic
- ▸Funded by CAIR, Emgage, and NIAC Action across multiple cycles
- ▸Mahrouq family gave $21,000+ — same family funds Thomas Massie
- ▸Recruited and trained by Justice Democrats — which received $50k from Mohammed Javed
- ▸One of original Squad members to receive consistent Islamist network backing