REBECCA SUGAR

On the latest Sanity podcast @RSugarShow and @AriHoffmanWrite discuss the Pope, AI and “shared standards of social justice." Watch the full show now: youtu.be/3fythdMf9hI

In the new Sanity interview we speak to Joseph Hernandez, the Republican candidate for New York Comptroller. A longtime entrepreneur who has helped build 12 companies, Hernandez tells us about why comptroller is such a vital job, how he would tackle fraud and abuse, and more. Watch now: youtu.be/WWxm9Jlb5fE

In the latest Sanity interview @RSugarShow and @AriHoffmanWrite speak to @newtgingrich about what he would have said on the debate stage with Barack Obama. Watch the full discussion now: youtu.be/NmsF0JCbnns

On the latest Sanity podcast @RSugarShow and @AriHoffmanWrite discuss how fraud is everywhere in America. Watch the full show now: youtu.be/HQUV_Z4MW-4

On the latest Sanity podcast @RSugarShow and @AriHoffmanWrite discuss how Elissa Slotkin just can’t quit her CIA ways. Watch the full show now: youtu.be/HQUV_Z4MW-4

On the latest Sanity podcast @RSugarShow and @AriHoffmanWrite discuss Data Republican exposing Soros’ Open Society elitism. Watch the full show now: youtu.be/HQUV_Z4MW-4

On the latest Sanity podcast @RSugarShow and @AriHoffmanWrite discuss how Muslim Brotherhood links don’t disqualify El-Sayed in many voters’ minds. Watch the full show now: youtu.be/HQUV_Z4MW-4

In the new Sanity interview @RSugarShow and @AriHoffmanWrite speak with @VickieforNYC about 31 NYC council members terming out in 2029. Watch the full discussion now: youtu.be/Uuj2VD9jG6I

It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts. Congresswoman Omar came to this country with her father when she was 12 years old. Five years later, her father became a naturalized citizen. If Ilhan had been 18 at the time, she would have had to apply for citizenship separately. But because she was 17, she became a naturalized citizen automatically. Congresswoman Omar went on to graduate from college, work as a community organizer, become the first Somali-American legislator elected to public office in the U.S., and win a seat in Congress. There, she has been one of the Trump Administration’s fiercest critics, which has led the president to repeatedly single her out as someone who he believes does not belong in this country. Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen. Federal agents have raided her home, confiscated personal records, and seized her phone — all to try and uncover a nonexistent smoking gun from 20 years ago that will somehow make their case. Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president. And it’s not the first time this has happened. Under President Trump, the Justice Department has repeatedly gone after those he considers his political enemies — from the Attorney General of New York, to the former head of the FBI, to members of the Federal Reserve. In those cases, the prosecutions either stalled or were dismissed for having no basis in law, and the same is likely to happen in this case. But not before Congresswoman Omar’s life has been turned upside down, her legal bills have piled up, and she’s been forced to spend time fighting unsubstantiated charges instead of serving the people of Minnesota. The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.