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

Margaret BRENNAN Now we ░░░░░░░░ in the introduction you ░░░░░░░░ controversial The Republican National ░░░░░░░░ has released a video ░░░░░░░░ you and it I ░░░░░░░░ to read you just ░░░░░░░░ of it You re ░░░░░░░░ migrant shelters to dungeons ░░░░░░░░ about 400 years ago ░░░░░░░░ Ghana that you recently ░░░░░░░░ And you toured those ░░░░░░░░ in Ghana recently It ░░░░░░░░ getting a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Did you mean when ░░░░░░░░ were talking there to ░░░░░░░░ U S border agents ░░░░░░░░ slave traders REP Omar ░░░░░░░░ I m only controversial ░░░░░░░░ people seem to want ░░░░░░░░ controversy What I talked ░░░░░░░░ at our panel that ░░░░░░░░ the plight of black ░░░░░░░░ was about the experience ░░░░░░░░ was having as I ░░░░░░░░ through the dungeons There ░░░░░░░░ stories that were being ░░░░░░░░ and I talked about ░░░░░░░░ at that moment I ░░░░░░░░ an image of what ░░░░░░░░ happening in Libya as ░░░░░░░░ people as are being ░░░░░░░░ We ve we ve ░░░░░░░░ seen that video that ░░░░░░░░ of somebody being sold ░░░░░░░░ 400 dollars And then ░░░░░░░░ talked about the separation ░░░░░░░░ that he told about ░░░░░░░░ families were being torn ░░░░░░░░ how children were being ░░░░░░░░ from their parents how ░░░░░░░░ and wife would be ░░░░░░░░ separated And I said ░░░░░░░░ kind of reminded me ░░░░░░░░ what was happening at ░░░░░░░░ border here Margaret BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ you didn t mean ░░░░░░░░ as an attack on ░░░░░░░░ S border agents REP ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely not I think ░░░░░░░░ is this is always ░░░░░░░░ point right There is ░░░░░░░░ a an implied intent ░░░░░░░░ every conversation I have ░░░░░░░░ if you listen to ░░░░░░░░ video one comparison of ░░░░░░░░ the dungeons looked like ░░░░░░░░ people being sold was ░░░░░░░░ what s happening in ░░░░░░░░ Africa and the other ░░░░░░░░ was a family separations ░░░░░░░░ of course we obviously ░░░░░░░░ a a crisis here ░░░░░░░░ our family separation policies.