Rep Nancy Mace, Squad Member Trade Blows Over Charlie Kirk Assassination Remarks [WATCH]

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., engaged in a heated exchange on social media Wednesday after Mace introduced a resolution to censure Omar over remarks related to the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, as reported by Fox News.

The clash began after Omar’s interview with progressive outlet Zeteo, where she commented on Kirk’s rhetoric and Republicans’ reaction to his killing.

In the interview, Omar referenced Kirk’s past commentary on Juneteenth. She said Kirk had previously “downplayed slavery and what Black people have gone through in this country by saying Juneteenth shouldn’t exist.”

Omar continued, “There are a lot of people out there talking about him just wanting to have a civil debate. There is nothing more effed up than to completely pretend that his words and actions have not been recorded and in existence for the last decade or so.”

IIhan Omar, while grinning, says Charlie Kirk deserved it and had it coming: “He downplayed George Floyd. and slavery.”

“People say he wanted to have a civil debate… It’s bullshit.”

I want her deported. Immediately. pic.twitter.com/YlSHodtCY6

— Jack (@jackunheard) September 11, 2025

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Mace responded to Omar’s remarks in a post on X, writing, “If you celebrate murder, maybe Somalia can take you back.”

Ilhan Omar said it herself: actions have consequences. Time to live by it, @IlhanMN. We’ve filed a resolution to censure her and strip her committee assignments.

If you celebrate murder, maybe Somalia can take you back. pic.twitter.com/NP55OrXL8D

— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) September 17, 2025

Omar, who immigrated to the United States as a child from Somalia, fired back.

“I know you aren’t well or smart, but I hope someone can explain to you that there isn’t a correlation between my committee assignments and deportation. Would love to see you get the help you need next. You belong in rehab, not Congress,” she wrote.

Would love to see you get the help you need next. You belong in rehab, not Congress. https://t.co/yKmFdUeBfA

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 17, 2025

Mace escalated the exchange by replying, “One-way ticket to Somalia with your name on it, Ilhan Omar.”

BREAKING: ILHAN OMAR IS SELF DEPORTING pic.twitter.com/jc3ZFzUTL9

— Jack (@jackunheard) September 17, 2025

Speaking to Fox News Digital, Mace said Omar mocked the assassination of Kirk, who left behind a wife and two young children. “Now she’s lashing out because we called her out. What’s not ‘well’ is celebrating political violence,” Mace stated.

“What’s not ‘smart’ is defending it. Omar should be ashamed of herself. Omar can throw insults all day, but it won’t save her from accountability. She crossed the line, and we’re not letting her get away with it. Go back to Somalia.”

Omar later issued clarification of her remarks on X, describing Kirk’s assassination as “mortifying.”

She said, “While I disagreed with Charlie Kirk vehemently about his rhetoric, my heart breaks for his wife and children. I don’t wish violence on anyone. My faith teaches me the power of peace, empathy and compassion.”

She further accused conservatives of misrepresenting her comments. “Right-wing accounts trying to spin a false story when I condemned his murder multiple times is fitting for their agenda to villainize the left and hide from the fact that Donald Trump gins up hate on a daily basis,” Omar wrote.

While I disagreed with Charlie Kirk vehemently about his rhetoric, my heart breaks for his wife and children. I don’t wish violence on anyone. My faith teaches me the power of peace, empathy, and compassion.

Right-wing accounts trying to spin a false story when I condemned his… pic.twitter.com/i1SyJtC5Gc

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 11, 2025

The resolution introduced by Mace seeks to censure Omar and strip her of committee assignments.

The latest exchange underscores escalating tensions in Congress as lawmakers debate both the political fallout from Kirk’s assassination and the broader discourse surrounding political violence.

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