'We are suffering': Omar challenger rips Walz for pushing same 'dangerous' policies as 'Squad'

MINNEAPOLIS - "Squad" member Ilhan Omar’s GOP challenger is warning Americans being newly introduced to Gov. Tim Walz that she believes his policies as governor are just as progressive as those of the controversial Minnesota congresswoman.

"He's behind her 100%," GOP congressional candidate Dalia Al-Aqidi told Fox News Digital about Walz’s ties to her opponent, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar.

"Look at the Squad, the first people, the first politicians who supported his nomination were the far-left, with the progressives posting on social media the photos of Walz," Al-Aqidi said. "Our attorney general, Keith Ellison. They were celebrating this, thinking that this is good for our country. No, we don't want socialism in our country. It failed in its origins. It's not going to help here."

Al-Aqidi, whose family fled the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein in Iraq before she made her way to the United States working as a journalist across the globe, took issue with the media narrative that Walz is a "middle of the road" or "moderate" politician.

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"Saying Walz is moderate is just like saying Ilhan Omar is pro-Israel," Al-Aqidi said. "If you believe that, then you would believe that. Of course, Walz wasn't chosen because of his high profile. It's that they match. I mean, his policies. If we look at what happened in our district in Minneapolis, or at least for the past three years, it's because of Governor Walz's policies. It was on his watch when the whole world watched our city being burned, and he didn't do anything."

"He didn't support our law enforcement. He didn't support us. Look at the violence rates and the crime rates and we are suffering," Al-Aqidi continued. "I