Warren says GOP has been trying to 'smear' Rep. Omar for years amid move to remove her from key committee

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., told CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday that she was "not aware" that there was a trope about "Jews and money" when pressed about her old controversial comments.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren defended her Democratic colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., amid a push to remove her from House Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her life experience as a refugee while accusing Republicans of smearing her over her past remarks that some in her own party have called antisemitic. 

In a television interview, Omar was discussing the vote to remove her, calling it "politically-motivated" and in some cases "motivated by the fact that many of these members don't believe a Muslim, a refugee, an African should even be in Congress."

In a tweet, Warren defended Omar in response to a video of Omar's interview in which she made her remark. 

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