Even Ilhan Omar is Praising Trump’s ‘Incredible’ Response to Coronavirus Pandemic (Seriously — We Aren’t Joking)

President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is going so well that even Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of his most vitriolic haters, can’t help but praise his leadership.

Rep. Omar tweeted on Wednesday evening that the administration’s efforts have been “incredible and the right response in this critical time.”

The praise didn’t stop there.

Rep. Omar went on to quote fellow “squad” member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, saying The that “unprecedented times require unprecedented leadership and we are seeing that in our country right now. I have faith that we will survive this as a nation and build together.”

“Finally, we should never let politics get in the way of good policy. This is a great start and hope others will be part of a united front to push for good policies that will help us work through the economic anxiety the country is feeling right now,” the controversial Democrat added.

The unlikely praise came was a response to The Intercept’s Lee Fang, who tweeted: “Trump suspending mortgage foreclosures, demanding cash payments to Americans, now invoking the Defense Production Act to force private firms to produce needed supplies is incredible. Kind of a shell shock for anyone who reported on any economic policies in the Obama years.”

Earlier this week President Trump invoked the 70-year-old Defense Production Act to give the government more power to steer production by private companies to make masks, ventilators and other necessary supplies to combat the pandemic.

Democrat New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on Tuesday, also praised the administration’s efforts — telling reporters, “His team is on it. They’ve been responsive. … I want to say thank you.”

Politics aside, this is incredible and the right response in this critical time. 👏🏽 https://t.co/MUzGkAxNaO

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 19, 2020