Squad Reps. Cori Bush and Ilhan Omar deleted a pair of embarrassing tweets over the holiday weekend after it was obvious neither one was clear on the purpose of Memorial Day.
It seems they confused Memorial Day with Veterans Day.
“On Memorial Day, we honor the heroic men and women who served our country,” Omar wrote, according to multiple screenshots before the post was taken down. “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.”
“This Memorial Day and every day, we honor our veterans in St. Louis. We must invest in universal healthcare, affordable housing, comprehensive mental health services, and educational and economic opportunities for our veterans as we work to build a world free of war and violence,” Bush said in a similar post on X.
X users were quick to blast the squad Reps for the posts.
“Ilhan Omar misunderstanding Memorial Day is incredibly on brand,” posted John Hasson of Townhall.
Ilhan Omar misunderstanding Memorial Day is incredibly on brand pic.twitter.com/EDogAaxh1V
— John Hasson (@SonofHas) May 27, 2024
“Ilhan Omar thinks Memorial Day is about celebrating people who are alive. Beyond parody,” OutKick’s David Hookstead wrote, before following up that the post had been deleted, “But screenshots are forever.”
Ilhan Omar thinks Memorial Day is about celebrating people who are alive.
Beyond parody. https://t.co/ebPsmitwh6
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) May 27, 2024
“Cori Bush just deleted this. Memorial Day is for honoring those who have died while serving in the U.S. military. Veterans Day, which is in November, is for honoring everyone who has served in the U.S. Military and is largely intended to thank living veterans,” Ryan Saavedra said, along with a screenshot of Bush’s message.
Cori Bush justed deleted this
Memorial Day is for honoring those who have died while serving in the U.S. military.
Veterans Day, which is in November, is for honoring everyone who has served in the U.S. Military and is largely intended to thank living veterans. pic.twitter.com/gz1a3P7Qx2
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) May 27, 2024
More over at Fox News:
Reps. Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush mix up Memorial Day with Veterans Day in since-deleted posts on X https://t.co/8FLwqYnV1K
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 27, 2024