We have new details in the fallout of a controversial social media post from a North Dakota state senator.

Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner, R-Dickinson, has called on Sen. Oley Larsen, R-Minot, to step down from his position as Senate "Pro Tem."

Wardner says Larsen should apologize and step down as “Pro Tem”, but not as a Senator altogether.

That would require a special session of the legislature.

Larsen has caught fire in the past few days for sharing a photo that claims to show Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in a terrorist training camp, though the Associated Press ruled earlier this year that Omar has nothing to do with the photo, and it was taken years before she was born.

“Keep in mind that it's the people in District 3 where he serves, those are the people that he has to answer to. He has to answer to them,” said Wardner.

NDGOP released a statement saying it supports Senator Wardner’s position that these views don’t reflect those of the Senate Republican Caucus or the party.

Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has responded on Twitter to reports of North Dakota State Sen. Oley Larsen’s Facebook posts about her.

“This is pure propaganda designed to stir up hate and violence coming from a GOP state rep. Facebook’s unwillingness to crack down on hate speech and misinformation is not just threatening my life, but our democracy,” Omar said, in retweeting a news organization out of Minnesota.

Your News Leader has reached out to Facebook for reaction.

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