CBS’ Brennan to Rep. Omar: Do You Understand Why People Found Your Remarks on 9/11 ‘Offensive?’

BRENNAN Now we said ░░░░░░░░ the introduction you re ░░░░░░░░ The Republican National Committee ░░░░░░░░ released a video of ░░░░░░░░ and it I want ░░░░░░░░ read you just some ░░░░░░░░ it You re comparing ░░░░░░░░ shelters to dungeons used ░░░░░░░░ 400 years ago in ░░░░░░░░ that you recently visited ░░░░░░░░ you toured those caves ░░░░░░░░ Ghana recently It s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of attention ░░░░░░░░ you mean when you ░░░░░░░░ talking there to compare ░░░░░░░░ S border agents to ░░░░░░░░ traders OMAR So I ░░░░░░░░ only controversial because people ░░░░░░░░ to want controversy What ░░░░░░░░ talked about at our ░░░░░░░░ that was the plight ░░░░░░░░ black immigrants was about ░░░░░░░░ experience I was having ░░░░░░░░ I went through the ░░░░░░░░ There were stories that ░░░░░░░░ being told and I ░░░░░░░░ about how at that ░░░░░░░░ I had an image ░░░░░░░░ what s happening in ░░░░░░░░ as as people are ░░░░░░░░ being sold We ve ░░░░░░░░ ve all seen that ░░░░░░░░ that auction of somebody ░░░░░░░░ sold for 400 And ░░░░░░░░ I talked about the ░░░░░░░░ stories that he told ░░░░░░░░ how families were being ░░░░░░░░ apart how children were ░░░░░░░░ separated from their parents ░░░░░░░░ husband and wife would ░░░░░░░░ forcibly separated And I ░░░░░░░░ that kind of reminded ░░░░░░░░ of what was happening ░░░░░░░░ our border here BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ you didn t mean ░░░░░░░░ as an attack on ░░░░░░░░ S border agents OMAR ░░░░░░░░ not I think this ░░░░░░░░ this is always the ░░░░░░░░ right There is always ░░░░░░░░ an implied intent to ░░░░░░░░ conversation I have And ░░░░░░░░ you listen to the ░░░░░░░░ one comparison of what ░░░░░░░░ dungeons looked like and ░░░░░░░░ being sold was to ░░░░░░░░ s happening in North ░░░░░░░░ and the other one ░░░░░░░░ of family separations And ░░░░░░░░ course we obviously have ░░░░░░░░ crisis here with our ░░░░░░░░ separation policies.”