Two members of the so-called progressive House “Squad” faced an embarrassing barrage of criticism that caused them to take down clueless social media posts about Memorial Day.
Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) deleted posts on X after they were blasted for missing the point of the holiday that is meant to honor those who sacrificed their lives in service to America.
“On #MemorialDay, we honor the heroic men and women who served our country,” Omar wrote in a now-deleted post.
“We owe them more than our gratitude — they have more than earned access to quality mental health services, job opportunities, housing assistance, and the benefits they were promised,” she added.
Ilhan Omar misunderstanding Memorial Day is incredibly on brand pic.twitter.com/EDogAaxh1V
— John Hasson (@SonofHas) May 27, 2024
“This #MemorialDay & every day, we honor our veterans in St. Louis,” Bush wrote in a similar fashion. ”
We must invest in universal health care, affordable housing, comprehensive mental health services, and educational & economic opportunities for our veterans as we work to build a world free of war and violence.”
Cori Bush just deleted this tweet where she confused Memorial Day with Veterans Day pic.twitter.com/TFxqOfH0Hm
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 27, 2024
Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and “commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service,” according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
On the other hand, November 11 is observed as Veterans Day, a federal holiday set aside to honor all military veterans.
Omar later posted a more appropriate message.
On Memorial Day, let’s say thank you to the brave men and women who selflessly sacrificed their lives in service to our country. Thank you to the families who also have sacrificed and have dedicated their time to ensuring their loved ones are remembered.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 27, 2024
But the initial posts drew heated rebukes and criticism that reverberated on X.
Tell me you don’t understand America and have no business being in Congress without telling me you don’t understand America and have no business being in Congress. We celebrate those who gave the ultimate sacrifice today. Antisemite and an idiot. Bad combo. https://t.co/QA5aNCWs58
— Stu Parker (@stuparker1) May 27, 2024
A sitting congresswoman who doesn’t know the difference between Memorial Day (those fallen) and Veterans Day (those who served and are still alive) shame that democrats have no idea about anything military. https://t.co/s5SgtO5isj
— cja (@Cynthia45269) May 27, 2024
She checked all the woke boxes but screwed up the holiday. Nice work.
— Bygones_be_Bygones (@BygonesbeBygon7) May 27, 2024
What a dumb ass. I’m looking forward to Labor Day when she’ll post about the importance of welfare and food stamps for unemployed people.
— CAV124_IV (@CAV124_IV) May 27, 2024
Is anyone really surprised? They hate America. They hate everything America stands for. I’m more surprised that they tweeted anything honoring our service members at all. It was obviously an obligatory post.
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) May 28, 2024
The only people who are dumber than these two women are the people who keep voting for them.
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 27, 2024
These two people couldn’t care less about our great soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. They hate America and anything pertaining to it. The whole squad should be on a chain gang doing 20 years.