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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., cited death threats as a reason she shouldn’t be criticized for her dismissive remarks about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, rebuking a tweet from a fellow GOP lawmaker.

“This is dangerous incitement, given the death threats I face,” Omar tweeted. “I hope leaders of both parties will join me in condemning it. My love and commitment to our country and that of my colleagues should never be in question. We are ALL Americans!”

Along with her tweet, Omar shared screenshots of tweets showing criticism from Fox News commentators and from Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, over a video showing her saying the Sept. 11 attacks were “some people who did something” while speaking at an event supporting the Council for American-Islamic Relations.

Crenshaw called her dismissal of the attacks as “unbelievable” while Fox News’ hosts questioned whether Omar was loyal to America first and foremost.

Omar reportedly received a bevy of death threats, even leading to an arrest, that her freshman Democrat colleague Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., blamed on rhetoric from hosts like Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro who was suspended for comments on Omar’s hijab and whether or not it was possibly un-American. Omar previously said living in the United States under President Trump’s administration was equivalent to an “everyday assault.”

Council for American-Islamic Relations is an advocacy group with a focus on Muslim civil rights and has denied allegations that it has ties to terrorist organizations, calling such claims an Islamophobic stereotype. They are headquartered in Washington, D.C., on Capitol Hill with regional offices throughout the country.