John Kennedy vs. Ilhan Omar and the Squad: Inside a Fiery Clash Over Patriotism, Speech, and Power Washington’s latest political firestorm erupted after Senator John Kennedy unloaded on Representative Ilhan Omar and her allies in the progressive “Squad,” calling them “fools” who “hate America” and backing her removal from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. What some Democrats insist is a racist, Islamophobic vendetta, Republicans defend as a necessary step to protect the integrity of