Omar has neither apologized for nor retracted the tweet.

 

She is running to succeed Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, who was the first Muslim elected to the Congress. Ellison is running for attorney general in Minnesota and is not seeking re-election.

 

Omar has received some pushback on social media in recent weeks.

 

A tweet from a Twitter user with the handle @shabbosgoy called her a "proud Jew hater” after she made a brief appearance in the music video of the pop group Maroon 5’s song "Girls Like You.”

 

Omar responded in a tweet: "Drawing attention to the apartheid Israeli regime is far from hating Jews. You are a hateful sad man, I pray to Allah you get the help you need and find happiness.” She added: "Well you know, if a Muslim says something negative about Israeli government, they must be Well you know, if a Muslim says something negative about Israeli government, they must hate Jews. Didn’t you get that memo” she tweeted.