Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is seen in the U.S. Capitol's Rayburn Room during a group photo with the Congressional Black Caucus, on April 6, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The progressive House Democrat also led other DFL officials in a letter announcing they "strongly condemn" the move.
"Right now, there is a clear tension between the progressive Democrats who are challenging the status quo and moderate Democrats," Omar and other left-wing officials wrote.
"It is extremely disheartening that Omar Fateh, the first Black mayoral candidate to be DFL-endorsed in the last three decades, will have his endorsement revoked."
Omar herself has not yet made a public endorsement in the race, which is set for November 2025.
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Fateh and his politics have been compared to Zohran Mamdani, another self-proclaimed democratic socialist running for mayor of New York City. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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But Omar and state progressives have seized on the move as an example of the ongoing divisions within the Democratic Party.
"Chair Richard Carlbom campaigned on uniting the DFL; this decision directly runs counter to that effort, to which we are all committed. The DFL Party is a big-tent party and all factions should be fairly represented, not silenced," Omar wrote.
"Undoubtedly, this appalling decision will leave many voters feeling discouraged and unwelcome from participating in our party."
Fox News Digital reached out to the Minnesota DFL for comment but did not hear back by press time.
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