During a recent town hall in Minneapolis, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar faced an unexpected attack when a man shouted demands for her resignation and doused her with an unidentified liquid using a syringe.
The confrontation erupted as Omar was addressing the audience, calling for the resignation of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in response to the Border Patrol’s shooting of Alex Pretti.
Captured on video, Omar can be heard urging, “DHS Secretary Kristi Noem must resign or face impeachment,” just moments before the assailant charged toward her.
The man, after spraying the liquid, accused Omar of causing division in Minnesota and insisted she should step down. Security personnel swiftly intervened, escorting him away from the scene.
Omar, visibly poised to challenge the intruder, reportedly muttered an expletive as he was removed. In the aftermath, she responded to a crowd member’s question, saying, “I don’t know,” and requested a napkin from her team.
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.
When one of the bystanders tells Omar she needs to ‘get checked’ for whatever was sprayed at her, she stands her ground, saying: ‘We will continue. These f**king a**holes are not going to get away with it.’
The protester ran toward Omar and sprayed a mystery substance
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
Afterward, Omar – who was born in war-torn Somalia – briefly spoke about the attack.
‘I have survived war and I’m definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I’m built that way,’ she said.
The Daily Mail has reached out to a spokesperson for Representative Omar and the Minneapolis Police Department for comment.
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.
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
Pretti was fatally shot by immigration agents as they tried to detain him in Minneapolis
The minority party will also launch an investigation into Noem’s work at DHS without any assistance from Republicans, The Washington Post reported.
Omar has faced renewed scrutiny from Republicans in the wake of the Minnesota daycare scandal.
On Tuesday night, President Trump again criticized her while at a rally with his base in Iowa.
‘We need people to come in legally, but they have to show that they can love our country, not hate our country…They have to show that they can love our country. They have to be proud. Not like Ilhan Omar.’
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 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.
Omar has faced renewed scrutiny from Republicans in the wake of the Minnesota daycare scandal. On Tuesday night, President Trump again criticized her while at a rally with his base in Iowa
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.
In a video she posted to Instagram this week, the congresswoman scoffed at questions about whether she was connected to the fraud scandal emerging in her state this month.
‘Why would there be an allegation that I’m complicit? How would I be complicit?’ Omar snapped at a reporter.
When pressed further, she lashed out: ‘Do you just ask stupid questions?’
‘Nine billion, really?’ Omar said sarcastically referencing the reported level of the alleged fraud. ‘That is more than half of the resources that are allocated. So, you genuinely think 0 your brain has told you that it is possible for half of the resources for our public service to have disappeared? Listen to yourself.’
When the reporter cited Comer’s concerns during a House Oversight hearing, Omar doubled down.
‘That’s what Comer believes because he’s as smart as you are,’ she said. ‘There’s absolutely no goddam way.’
Omar has forcefully rejected any suggestion of wrongdoing. She has never been charged or formally accused of a crime in relation to the alleged Minnesota fraud scandal nor her husband’s soaring net worth.
This is a developing story.
