The top Democrat in the US Congress ordered a safety review for Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar and her family Sunday after accusing President Donald Trump of putting her in danger by tweeting a video of her spliced with footage of the 9/11 attacks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took time out from an official trip to issue a strong statement urging Trump to remove the clip featuring the Minnesota congresswoman. "Following the presidents tweet, I spoke with the sergeant-at-arms to ensure that Capitol Police are conducting a security assessment to safeguard Congresswoman Omar, her family and her staff," she said. "The presidents words weigh a ton, and his hateful and inflammatory rhetoric creates real danger. President Trump must take down his disrespectful and dangerous video." Trumps spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, meanwhile, defended the president Sunday against accusations that he was inciting violence toward Omar. Omar has been at the center of an escalating row after a clip emerged of her characterizing the deadliest attack on US soil as "some people did something." On Friday, Trump tweeted a video that juxtaposed the snippet -- which Omars fellow Democrats say was taken out of context -- with images of the hijacked planes used in the attacks crashing into the World Trade Centers twin towers that once dominated New Yorks skyline. Menacing music accompanies Omars words. The clip, which had been viewed more than 9.4 million times as of Sunday afternoon, ends with the words: "SEPTEMBER 11 2001 WE REMEMBER." Omar said in a statement posted on Twitter Sunday that many of the increased threats she had received were "directly referencing or replying to the Presidents video." "Violent crimes and other acts of hate by right-wing extremists and white nationalists are on the rise in this country and around the world," she said. "We can no longer ignore that they are being encouraged by the occupant of the highest office in the land." "We are all Americans. This is endangering lives. It has to stop." Prominent Democrats including Beto ORourke, Kamala Harris and Omars fellow first-time Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were quick to rush to Omars defense, accusing the president and other Republicans of deliberately de-contextualizing her remarks and endangering her life.