Rep. Ilhan Omar points finger at Trump's 'hateful rhetoric'

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Rep. Ilhan Omar points finger at Trump's 'hateful rhetoric' after town hall attack
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., suggested Wednesday that President Donald Trump's rhetoric toward her and the Somali community contributed to the attack on her at a town hall Tuesday.

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Ilhan Omar blames Trump’s rhetoric for surge in death threats, including spray attack: 'So obsessed with me'
After town hall attack, Ilhan Omar condemns ‘terrorizing’ immigration push and criticism from GOP
'Foul-smelling' liquid in syringe sprayed at Ilhan Omar revealed as congresswoman lashes out at Trump for being 'obsessed' with her
Ilhan Omar suggested Donald Trump is 'suffering from dementia' after hearing his reaction to the supporter who attacked her with a syringe full of apple cider vinegar at a town hall.

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Trump’s clue leaves Iran quaking
Assault on Rep. Ilhan Omar comes amid growing wave of threats against lawmakers
What we know about Anthony Kazmierczak after suspect arrested for spray attack on Ilhan Omar
Anthony Kazmierczak was later identified by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, who listed the 55-year-old on their jail roster.

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Trump continues to rail against Ilhan Omar after Minneapolis town hall attack – live
Trump Floats Conspiracy Theory After Man Shoots Liquid at Ilhan Omar: ‘She Probably Had Herself Sprayed’

Late Night Praises Ilhan Omar’s Quick Reflexes

Stephen Colbert said the Minneapolis congresswoman looked “ready to throw some hands” after a man sprayed a substance at her at a town hall.

Man sprays US lawmaker Ilhan Omar with liquid, disrupting Minnesota event

By Maria Alejandra Cardona, Daniel Trotta and Kanishka Singh MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Police arrested a man who sprayed Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar with a foul-smelling liquid in Minneapolis on Tuesday as she condemned the actions of U.

Ilhan Omar hit with unknown spray and other key moments from chaotic Minneapolis town hall

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., held a town hall Tuesday evening in her home district amid recent shootings involving federal immigration agents and local agitators in Minneapolis.

A play-by-play of the moment a man sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknown substance

A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot an intensive care nurse and a mother of three this month.