“I reserve the right to my time.” A barrier-breaking congresswoman who made headlines after just a few months in office. “Freshman congresswoman Ilhan Omar —” “The first Somali-American and the first woman of color from Minnesota —” Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar is in the spotlight, and she’s getting attention from across the political spectrum. From President Donald Trump ... “So Representative Omar blamed the United States —” ... to Democratic presidential contenders. “If your question to me is, do I think she is anti-Semitic? No, I don’t.” “She does not deserve the kind of vicious, hate-filled attacks that she’s experiencing.” So, who is she? Omar was born in Somalia. Her family fled during the civil war. They were granted asylum in the U.S., and eventually ended up in Minneapolis. Omar went on to become a community organizer. She got into politics a few years ago when she unseated a 44-year incumbent in the state legislature. Omar was one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. “I stand here before you tonight as your congresswoman-elect with many firsts behind my name.” So what are the issues Omar has brought attention to? “Ms. Omar —” As a freshman in Congress, Omar criticized the Trump administration’s involvement in Venezuela, supported the boycott Israel movement and spoke out against family separation at the border. “We say, ‘not under our watch.’ ” “That’s right!” But these days, she’s making news as a target of the president. In remarks widely viewed as racist, Trump has repeatedly called for four members of Congress, all women of color, to “go back” to where they came from. “If you hate our country, if you’re not happy here, you can leave.” He’s directly singled out Omar, and it’s being echoed by his base. “Omar has a history of launching vicious anti-Semitic screeds.” Trump later said he was unhappy with the crowd’s chant. For Omar, this attention is nothing new. In February, Trump called for her resignation after Republicans called her anti-Semitic over tweets that criticized Israel. “I think she should either resign from Congress —” Omar apologized on Twitter. But Trump didn’t let the incident go. “She doesn’t like Israel, I forgot. I’m so sorry.” Then in March, when Omar incorrectly stated that a Muslim advocacy group was created after the September 11th attacks ... “They recognized that some people did something —” ... Trump went after Omar on Twitter, sending out an edited video mixing 9/11 footage with her remarks, implying that she was playing down the attacks. Omar said she received an increase in death threats after Trump’s tweet. So what’s next for Omar? “It is time for us to stop allowing this president to make a mockery out of our Constitution.” Some say that Omar has been a political gift to Trump, the ideal way to rally his conservative base. And her comments about Israel have split support for her even in her own party. But it’s not making a dent in her fund-raising. “We are in the ring, we are in the people’s House and we are going to continue to keep fighting.” Omar raised more than $1 million in the first half of 2019 for her re-election campaign.