NC congressman drawing flak for 'planes flying into buildings' tweet directed at Muslim Rep.

In a reply to a Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar tweet that gave condolences to the officer who died in Friday's attack at the U.S. Capitol, Republican 3rd District Congressman Greg Murphy directed a remark at Omar that referenced flying planes into buildings, an overt nod to the two planes that hit the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Omar's tweet read: "Heartbroken to learn another CP was killed while protecting the Capitol. My thoughts and prayers go out to the officer’s family and the entire Capitol Police force. The death toll would have been worse if the assailant had an AR-15 instead of a knife."

Murphy responded with "Would have been worse @IIhan if they had been flying planes into the buildings also," in a tweet that's since been deleted.

The Pitt County Democratic Party has already called out Murphy, as has North Carolina Senate member Jeff Jackson. Jackson responded to Murphy's tweet by replying "This is well beneath you" and "you should represent our state better than this."

Murphy's immediate replies included scolding from some. One Twitter user said "You make me ashamed to be a NC resident."

This isn't the first time Murphy's tweets have landed him in hot water. In October, he attacked Vice President Kamala Harris and implied she was selected by President Joe Biden only because of her race.

“@KamalaHarris is a walking disaster…she was only picked for her color and her race…is that how we pick our leaders now in America??

Murphy didn't respond Sunday to a request for comment.