Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing criticism from conservatives online for brushing aside concerns about the transgender identity of Minneapolis Catholic school shooter, Robin Westman.

The remarks by Omar came during an interview on CNN’s ‘State of the Union.’ She was responding to comments made by former Trump White House official Sebastian Gorka, who had drawn attention to the gender identity of the trans shooter.

‘It’s really unfortunate that we have people, you know, like him, speaking on this,’ Omar told host Brianna Keilar.

‘He talked about their transgenderness, and then he says that shouldn’t really matter.

‘These people are all over the place because they want to deflect from the reality,’ she said, adding, ‘which is that, there was someone who came into that school, through the window, and assassinated two beautiful angels as they prayed.’

Omar claimed we should not ‘point fingers’ at the transgender community, but instead prioritize banning assault weapons.

The Minnesota congresswoman’s response drew anger from people online for her dismissal of the shooter’s identity.

One individual commented: ‘Ilhan Omar will not blame gender identity when it results in a negative outcome. Trans people are simply used to further her anti-American progressive agenda. She doesn’t care about their mental stability.’ 

‘Ilhan Omar is upset that we highlight how the Annunciation Church k*ller was transgender,’ tweeted right-wing user David J. Freeman on X, also noting Omar’s Somali origins.

‘Why doesn’t she mention what her own people do to anyone with gender dysphoria?’

Meanwhile, X user Alexander Saliba stated: ‘Ilhan Omar stays silent when extremists from her circles commit atrocities, but suddenly speaks up when it’s inconvenient for her.’

‘If you’re going to preach morals, start by cleaning up your own backyard.’

‘The moment “transgender” mentioning’s became aware in the shooters videos, journals, and even on the AR-15; being transgender becomes quite relevant,’ wrote X user @cgsmith14.

‘And yea, she conveniently leaves out that in that country she seems to like far more than America (Somalia), humans get 3 years in prison for even suspicions of being LGBTQ-XESPN+, in some areas the get the death penalty.’

Another user claimed: ‘If they [the shooter] had been wearing a MAGA hat you [Omar] would have been telling everyone.’ 

While one other wrote on X: ‘Omar is another imbecile or is just another Democrat Liar.’  

Right-wing poster Dan Brisbois added: ‘That’s the hypocrisy dripping off Ilhan Omar — she’ll defend trans ideology in America while staying silent on what happens to people with gender dysphoria back in Somalia, where her own culture would destroy them without a second thought.

‘She plays the victim card here while covering for barbarism there.’

Another critic said: ‘Trans shooter kills children in church. Manifesto: Anti-Israel, antisemitic, “kill Trump.” Ilhan Omar: “Let’s not focus on identity.” Translation: If it’s politically inconvenient, bury it.’ 

Prior to the shooting, Westman confessed to being ‘tired of being trans’ and wrote ‘kill Donald Trump’ across gun magazines.

Two children were murdered by the shooter earlier this week during mass at the Annunciation Catholic School, while more than a dozen children and adults were injured.

Keilar asked Omar whether Westman’s transgender identity should be investigated by law enforcement as a possible motive for the church shooting.

‘I’ve always said it’s really important for us to look at every factor, so that we can understand what happened, what signs were missed and have the ability in the future to prevent these kinds of senseless deaths,’ Omar replied.

The Daily Mail reached out to Omar’s office for comment.