Ilhan Omar to Don Leonard Congress Is Like High School ... Don't Let the Bullies Win!!!
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Ilhan Omar says Congress is basically one big high school ... complete with bullies, cliques, and politicians ready to eat the new kid alive.
Jacob caught up with the Minnesota congresswoman Thursday on Capitol Hill ... asking about incoming Ohio Rep. Don Leonard, who claims senior Democrats threatened to make his life hell if he doesn't fall in line behind Hakeem Jeffries.
Omar told Jacob to send Leonard her way ... saying, "I've got some tips for him" ... and her advice was simple -- stand your ground, don't let anyone bully you, and never show weakness.
And she says nobody's ever tried intimidating her ... 'cause they know she's "not to be messed with."
As TMZ previously reported ... Leonard claims he was warned that committee assignments, legislative support and reelection backing could be withheld if he doesn't play ball.
Omar suggested Leonard may have mistaken tough political advice for threats ... but acknowledged Congress is full of cliques, telling him to find one willing to fight for him.
Fortunately for the new guy ... Omar's offering him a seat at her lunch table.
