The DFL's move to revoke the endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh by the local Minneapolis party unit for the city's mayoral race has sparked backlash.

Rep. Ilhan Omar strongly condemned the state DFL’s decision to revoke the local party’s endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh, warning the decision could deepen the divide in the party between progressives and more moderate Democrats.

Fateh, a democratic socialist, won the endorsement on July 19 at a Minneapolis DFL convention marked by difficulties and delays with the party’s electronic voting system.