Rep. Omar, Daughter Visit Columbia Protests

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter was spotted back on the Columbia University campus Thursday with her mother, a week after being arrested for participating in an unauthorized tent encampment set up on the front lawn of the elite New York City school.

Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, was protesting U.S. support for Israel’s war against Hamas and Columbia’s financial relationship with companies that do business in Israel.

Omar, D-Minn., interacted with and took photos with other people participating in the demonstration alongside her daughter, who is a student at nearby Barnard College.

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