Omar’s responses exemplify her courage. The mob’s chants reflect nothing but their cowardice, for you’d have to be a fool not to recognize how spineless it is whenever a mob turns on an individual.

But even more significant is the fundamental difference between the Squad and the mob, and by Squad I don’t mean only these four congresswomen. All who fight to fulfil the ideals of the country and represent the will of the people are in the Squad. They are the people. Those who demand that any and all criticism be subordinated to party and nation belong to the mob.