Mace is one of many Republicans who have criticized Democrats they view as taking Kirk's death lightly. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, File)
The backlash against Omar began following her Zeteo interview, where she criticized Kirk's past commentary and Republicans' reaction to the shooting. She accused Republicans of taking her words out of context, however, and she called Kirk's death "mortifying."
She told the outlet days after Kirk's assassination that he "was someone who was willing to debate and downplay the death of George Floyd," and previously "downplayed slavery and what Black people have gone through in this country by saying Juneteenth shouldn't exist."
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk arrives to speak before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Thomas and Mack Center, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
"Like, I have empathy for his kids and his wife and what they're going through," Omar continued.
Omar has responded to the backlash to her comments in an X post, saying she "disagreed with Charlie Kirk vehemently about his rhetoric" but does not "wish violence on anyone."
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"Right-wing accounts trying to spin a false story when I condemned his murder multiple times is fitting for their agenda to villainize the left to hide from the fact that Donald Trump gins up hate on a daily basis," the post read.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
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