So, at the start of the week, this happened:
#HappyPride! I had a fantastic time dancing, hugging, and celebrating #TCPride with everyone this weekend! ❤️🧡💛💚💙 #Pride pic.twitter.com/wmdq4FVwRF
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) June 24, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar took time out of her busy schedule of breaking glass ceilings to attend Pride in her home state of Minnesota. And wouldn’t you know it, Twitter IMPLODED. As could only be expected, reactions ranged across a spectrum of emotions and we watched it all unfold with rapt attention. From the good, the bad, and the hateful, here is what the Twitter-verse had to say about Rep. Omar’s unapologetic display of unity and inclusivity:
1. It Me:
2. Some Were Feeling the Love:
3. Other’s Not So Much:
4. Some Were In the Mood to Fight Hate With Logic:
5. Nader Bsat, You Have a Point:
6. But Love and Unity Always Wins Out:
7. Nothing but Love:
THIS IS MY CONGNRESSWOMAN! Happy pride everyone!! Got a pic with only the sweetest human beings ever!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️🌈@IlhanMN @Ilhan #pride pic.twitter.com/BnUxmlne3M
— Hunty (@hvntyyyy) June 23, 2019
8. Leaving This Truth Bomb Right Here:
9. More Positivity, Because We Live For It: