Ilhan Omar was attacked by a man who yelled that she ‘should resign’ before spraying an unknown liquid at the Minnesota Congresswoman.
Omar, who represents Minneapolis in Congress was speaking at a town hall, her first since the shooting of Alex Pretti, where she called out Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
‘DHS Secretary Kristi Noem must resign or face impeachment,’ Omar said to applause at the event.
As the applause died down, a man was seen running toward the podium Omar was speaking at and spraying the mystery substance at her from what appears to be a syringe.
He said something about Omar herself resigning before he was eventually taken away by what appeared to be two security guards.
Omar appears to walk toward the man before he is dragged away as she mutters: ‘F**king a**hole.’
She then answers an inaudible question from the crowd with ‘I don’t know’ and telling another member of her team that she needs a napkin.
The Daily Mail has reached out to a spokesperson for Representative Omar for comment.
Ilhan Omar was attacked by a man who yelled that she ‘should resign’ before spraying an unknown liquid at the Minnesota Congresswoman
The event was Omar’s first since the fatal ICE shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis, as well as the massive liberal protest movement in response to ICE’s presence in the city.
Following the shootings, House Democrats launched an investigation into Noem, while 140 members of the party have co-sponsored an impeachment resolution.
Democrats have come out swinging for Noem, as a large majority – 145 of 213 – of their House delegation now co-sponsors a bill that would see her impeached.
The impeachment bill alleges that Noem has been self-dealing, obstructed Congress and violated public trust.
A spokesperson for DHS told Axios that the efforts were ‘silly’ and Democrats should focus on fixing crime problems in their districts.
The minority party will also launch an investigation into Noem’s work at DHS without any assistance from Republicans, The Washington Post reported.
Omar, who was born in Somalia, has faced renewed scrutiny from Republicans in the wake of the Minnesota daycare scandal.
A House Republican investigation into Omar has been launched after newly filed financial disclosures showed her family’s reported wealth exploding to more than $30 million in a single year.
The event was Omar’s first since the fatal ICE shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis, as well as the massive liberal protest movement in response to ICE’s presence in the city
Omar, who represents Minneapolis in Congress, was speaking at a town hall, her first since the shooting of Alex Pretti, where she called out Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
The House Oversight Committee, led by Chairman James Comer, is examining how the ‘Squad’ lawmaker and her husband rapidly amassed millions – at a time that a $9 billion Somali social services fraud scandal also exploded in her state.
Investigators are openly weighing subpoenas as they probe whether politically connected businesses tied to Omar’s family warrant deeper scrutiny, House Republicans said.
The investigation follows federal prosecutors opening a broader investigation into alleged industrial-scale fraud involving billions of dollars in social service funds in Minnesota.
Republicans say that scandal alone makes Omar’s apparent financial windfall impossible to ignore.
‘We’re going to get answers, whether it’s through the Ethics Committee or the Oversight Committee, one of the two,’ Comer said to the New York Post.
The scrutiny intensified after Omar’s 2024 financial disclosure revealed her family’s net worth ballooned, jumping from negligible assets to a valuation that could reach as high as $30 million in a single year, according to the ranges reported on the form.
This is a developing story.
