{"id":14525,"date":"2025-05-18T21:21:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=14525"},"modified":"2025-05-18T21:21:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:21:29","slug":"gop-congressman-sparks-outrage-over-comments-targeting-rep-ilhan-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=14525","title":{"rendered":"GOP Congressman Sparks Outrage Over Comments Targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Freshman Republican Congressman Brandon Gill of Texas ignited a political firestorm this week after publicly calling for the deportation of Rep. 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