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Omar Wants To Dismantle Systems That ‘Prioritize Profit.’ Her Campaign Has Funneled $878K To Husband’s Firm.

Ryan Saavedra
Omar Wants To Dismantle Systems That ‘Prioritize Profit.’ Her Campaign Has Funneled $878K To Husband’s Firm.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said Tuesday that she wants to dismantle economic and political systems that “prioritize profit without considering who is profiting” even as her re-election campaign has continued to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars to her new husband’s consulting firm.

Omar made the remarks during a press conference in Minnesota, saying, “As long as our economy and political systems prioritize profit without considering who is profiting, who is being shut out, we will perpetuate this inequality. So we cannot stop at the criminal justice system. We must begin the work of dismantling the whole system of oppression wherever we find it.”

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