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It all happened at an event in which he criticized the actions of ICE in Minneapolis. The aggressor is arrested. Omar has been insulted by Trump for months, and a few hours ago Trump called her “idiot” and “corrupt” and asked her to go “to her country -Somalia-, which is full of pirates.”
This Tuesday a man attacked the Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who has been sprayed with an unknown chemical substance while appearing before the Minneapolis City Council to criticize the Trump Administration’s police raids against immigration in the state of Minnesota.
Omar, the first person of Somali origin and the first Muslim woman to achieve a seat in the US House of Representativesis “fine” after a man has approached the lectern from which he was speaking and has tried to spray it with a liquid with a syringe while he scolded her.
After the attack, the Democrat, far from running away, approached the aggressor, who was quickly subdued by the Police. This arrested and accused of assault in the third degree.
NEW — Rep. Ilhan Omar was just charged by a man at a town hall event in Minneapolis. Crowd says he “sprayed her” with something.
You can hear Omar demand to continue the town hall — and she’s back to speaking now from the podium. pic.twitter.com/4OpSWHo0Z9
— Jay O’Brien (@jayobtv) January 28, 2026
At the time of the assault, Ilhan Omar was asking for abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the resignation or dismissal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Despite what happened, the congresswoman continued with the public event. Once it was over, he assured through social networks that “I’m fine.”
“I’m a survivor, so this little agitator isn’t going to intimidate me or stop me from doing my job. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who supported me. Strong Minnesota,” he wrote.
Trump’s constant attacks
This attack comes after months, even years, of continued attacks by Trump against Ilhan Omar.
The last time was just a few hours ago. From Iowa, the president of the United States has not hesitated to call her “idiot”, “corrupt”, “a thief for stealing from citizens to enrich herself” and even ensuring that she “hates” the US and that she is “stupid” because she has a “very low” IQ.
She has also said that she is married to her sister and has asked her to go “to her country -Somalia-, which is full of pirates.”
Just a few weeks ago, in December, he did not hesitate to call her “garbage” and added that “her friends are garbage,” referring to Somalis.