On the recordDecember 16, 2020
My father should be here today. So many of our family members should be here today. And they're not here with us because we had leaders who didn't care about their lives.
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msnbc.comIlhan Omar: “My father should be here today. So many of our family members should be here today. And they're not here with us because…”
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Ilhan Omar reflects on the loss of her father to COVID-19 and criticizes the leadership failures during the pandemic.
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