Republicans, rightwing figures and foreign politicians have seized upon the video despite proof the lawmaker was misquoted

Republicans, rightwing figures and foreign politicians have seized upon the video despite proof the lawmaker was misquoted

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It absolutely does give the correct translation. Literally the third paragraph of the article:

    According to the Minnesota Reformer, a Minnesota-based news outlet, which worked with two independent Somali translators, Omar said: “We are people who know that they are Somali and Muslim”, not that she was “Somalians first” as the video suggested.

    How many Somali translators did “the other side” use?

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      How many Somali translators did “the other side” use?

      Several, but lots of other intermediates were involved. At one point, they actually arrived at exactly this!