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MOM: Rep. Omar ‘stormed off’ after sparring over being ‘tolerant’

Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy is serving out his last days in Congress this week and his family came to the Capitol to watch him cast his final votes and say goodbyes.

It was an emotional departure with high praise for Duffy from both sides of the aisle, but his daughter’s chance encounter with Socialist Congresswoman Ilhan Omar may be one of the moments the family remembers most.

“In DC today & the kids went to the Capitol building to vote with their Dad. Walking back from voting, my daughter, Lucia, spots Rep. Ilhan Omar,” Rachel Campos-Duffy, Rep. Duffy’s wife and Fox News personality, posted to Facebook.

“She recognized her from a Maroon 5 ‘Girls Like You’ music video & kindly asked to take a picture with her. Here’s how it went down:

“Lucia: May I take a picture with you?

“Omar: Are you sure your parents are OK with that?

“Rachel: Yes, we’re very tolerant people.

“Omar: You should be accepting, not tolerant.

“Rachel: Right back at you!

“Omar storms off. So much for Lucia’s very genuine attempt at bipartisan fan girling over Maroon 5 …”

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