Ilhan Omar takes Trump’s Venezuela envoy to task over his political past

Moving on, Omar questioned Abrams about the policies he’d support in Venezuela.

“Yes or no: would you support an armed faction within Venezuela that engages in war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide if you believe they were serving US interests, as you in Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua?”

“I am not going to respond to that question,” Abrams said, crossing his arms angrily. “I don’t think this entire line of questioning is meant to be real questions, so I will not reply. I’m sorry.”

“Whether under your watch, a genocide will take place and you will look the other way because American interests are being upheld is a fair question,” Omar said. “The American people want to know that any time we engage a country that we think about what our actions could be and how we believe our values are being furthered. That is my question. Will you make sure that human rights are not violated and we uphold international and human rights?”