Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) criticized the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party on Thursday for revoking its endorsement of Omar Fateh for mayor of Minneapolis. In a statement co-signed by over a dozen other local DFL elected officials,

The Minneapolis DFL’s endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis mayor’s race sparked numerous challenges. On Thursday, the state DFL party took the unprecedented step of revoking the local endorsement.

A day after an endorsement by the Minneapolis branch of the DFL for Omar Fateh was revoked at the party's state level, those frustrated by the decision will gather at City Hall to voice their concerns.