On Friday, a Trump supporter was arrested for threatening to murder Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslim women ever elected to Congress. And instead of condemning the threat against Omar's life, Trump mocked the Congresswoman during a speech Saturday, inciting boos from his audience.

The president began his Saturday remarks to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas by thanking supporters in attendance, including donors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson and Senator Lindsey Graham. He then mockingly thanked Rep. Omar, provoking boos from the conservative crowd. "Oh, oh, I forgot," said Trump to the audience. "She doesn’t like Israel, I forgot. I'm so sorry. No, she doesn't like Israel, does she?"

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On the same day that one of his fans was charged with plotting to murder her, President Trump gratuitously attacks Ilhan Omar pic.twitter.com/rPbC7BYNnu — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 6, 2019

Trump's joke came just a day after a New York man named Patrick Carlineo was charged for allegedly making a threatening phone call to Representative Omar’s office last month. He's accused of calling the Congresswoman "a fucking terrorist," asking the staffer he spoke to whether or not they worked for the Muslim Brotherhood, and threatening to "put a bullet in [Omar’s] fucking skull." In his interview with the FBI, Carlineo reportedly described himself as a patriot who "loves the president" and "hates radical Muslims in our government." He also told investigators and he owns a shotgun and a .22-caliber weapon.

Omar has sparked controversy for her criticism of Israel and AIPAC after making tweets and statements that were condemned by Congressional leaders for invoking anti-Semitic tropes. Trump was among Omar's critics, calling her remarks "terrible" and saying that the Congresswoman should resign either from the House or from her position on the Foreign Affairs Committee.

"Anti-Semitism has no place in the United States Congress," said the president. But Trump himself has a history of making ant-Semitic remarks that includes a stereotype-laden speech at his 2015 appearance before the Republican Jewish Coalition, the same organization he addressed Saturday. "Is there anyone in this room who doesn't negotiate deals?" he said then. "Probably more than any room I've ever spoken." And when addressing the group this Saturday, he referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "your Prime Minister," invoking an age-old anti-Semitic trope that accuses Jewish people of having dual loyalty.

"Donald Trump does not see Jews as American," wrote journalist David M. Perry on Twitter in response to Trump's remarks. "He does not believe we belong here. And his anti-Semitism has gotten American Jews murdered."

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Speaking to the American Republican Jewish Coalition, Trump refers to Bibi Netanyahu as "your prime minister" pic.twitter.com/rAv4MrxyBt — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 6, 2019

Gabrielle Bruney Gabrielle Bruney is a writer and editor for Esquire, where she focuses on politics and culture.

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