november 2016 ilhan omar make history first somali-american elect position america hail progressive state minnesota omar serve state house representatives 60b district run democratic-farmer-labor party omar support progressive cause champion hillary clinton bernie sanders omar 81 percent vote.the former refugee escape home country trap camp kenya years make history right.just weeks late subject heinous humiliate verbal assault cabby washington d.c.posting facebook omar recant horrific incident woman work way top elect right state legislature make history find victim trump new america country slowly slip aby fear racism.omar go write plan report back home safe minneapolis know hotel stay feel safe enough say anything momentyes attack yes islamophobia front center yes donald trump own americans show hateful color muslims since attack september 11th candidacy subsequent win donald trump see escalation hateful attack verbal physical muslim middle eastern american citizens get worse.in trump america seem person color matter powerful may safe xenophobic racist attack omar subject attack 2014. yet still stand strong.this behavior normal yet mainstream media chillingly silent transpire normalization ideology quickly become cancer society bright up-and-coming star like ilhan omar primary targets.we see come days action take cabby unleash deplorable behavior similarly see trump ilk disavow though hold breaths.featured image via wikipedia first somali refugee elect american history subject islamophobic attack