Trump baselessly links Ilhan Omar to ISIS amid escalating feud
U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his ongoing feud with progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar, baselessly suggesting the Minnesota Democrat is aligned with ISIS
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) — U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his ongoing feud with progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar, baselessly suggesting the Minnesota Democrat is aligned with ISIS leaders in her birth country of Somalia.
In a post to Truth Social, Trump linked to a news report about U.S. forces striking ISIS-Somalia leaders in Somali caves. He captioned the post, “Was Ilhan Omar there to protect her corrupt ‘homeland?'”
Omar, 43, is a Somali-born Muslim and the first Somali American elected to Congress. She and her family fled Somalia when she was 8 years old and, after spending four years in a Kenyan refugee camp, moved to America. She became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
The progressive legislator has drawn the president’s ire for years. Trump has repeatedly accused Omar of profiting from a widespread fraud investigation in her home state without providing evidence, called her “garbage,” and insisted she be jailed and deported to Somalia.
He has previously mocked her hijab and recently announced the Justice Department will be investigating the congresswoman after her net worth increased.
A spokesperson for Omar previously told Politico she has not received anything from the DOJ about an investigation. Omar has said Trump is “obsessed” with her.
Tensions between Trump and Omar have intensified as the administration’s immigration crackdown has escalated in Minnesota. Omar has repeatedly called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and accused Trump and his administration of being “liars” for calling Renee Good “a domestic terrorist” after she was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last month.
After a man charged at Omar and sprayed her with water and apple cider vinegar during a town hall, she accused Trump of spewing “reprehensible rhetoric” that allows “right-wing grifters” to “terrorize our community.”
Trump later said Omar “probably had herself sprayed.” The man was arrested and charged with assaulting a federal employee.
The U.S. military has launched a series of strikes targeting ISIS facilities in Somalia, according to U.S. Africa Command. There is no evidence Omar is affiliated with ISIS.
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