The attacker was arrested at the scene and Omar continued with her town hall after the incident, later saying she doesn’t let bullies win.
Jan 28, 2026, 12:30am ESTA man lunged at Rep. Ilhan Omar , D-Minn., and sprayed her with an unidentified liquid on Tuesday evening while she was conducting a town hall in her Congressional district to discuss the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
A man is tackled after spraying an unknown substance at US Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The attack on Omar took place shortly after she called for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be abolished and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached. After charging at her, the man used what appeared to be a syringe to spray an unknown liquid substance with a strong odor at the Congresswoman.After a quick pause, Omar insisted she would continue—despite her staffers and security team members urging her not to and get checked first. She then told the crowd. “Here’s the reality that people like this ugly man don’t understand…We are Minnesota strong, and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”Omar, who is an immigrant from Somalia, has been a recurring target of President Donald Trump’s attacks. While speaking toon Tuesday night, Trump was asked whether he had seen a video of the attack on Omar, and said, “No. I don’t think about her. I think she’s a fraud. I really don’t think about that.” The president then baselessly claimed: “She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her,” despite the attacker being arrested and charged with third degree assault. During ajust hours before the incident, Trump said immigrants won’t be allowed to enter the U.S. unless they show “they can love our country…Not like Ilhan Omar.” He then continued his attacks on Omar and her country of birth, Somalia, saying: “She comes from a country that's a disaster…They're good at one thing. Pirates.”
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