Rep. Ilhan Omar said President Trump’s rhetoric fueled an attack in which a man sprayed her with an unknown substance during a Minneapolis news conference.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Wednesday blamed President Donald Trump for an attack in which she was sprayed with a substance by a man during a news conference, saying the commander in chief was «obsessed» with her.
Speaking at the Karmel Mall in Minneapolis, Omar reiterated calls to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the day after 55-year-old Anthony James Kazmierczak allegedly attacked the congresswoman with an unknown chemical spray.
«I think my presence here should tell you that the fear and intimidation doesn’t work on me», Omar told reporters and her supporters during a news conference.
«What the facts have shown since I’ve gotten into elected office is that every time the president of the United States has chosen to use hateful rhetoric to talk about me and the community that I represent, my death threats skyrocket.»
The progressive lawmaker said the attacks from Trump began almost immediately upon her taking office in 2019 during his first term in the White House.
