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Breaking News: Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall meeting in Minneapolis Posted by Sia on January 28, 2026, 12:03 am ADMIN Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall meeting in Minneapolis In a live stream of the event, a man walks up and sprays what appears to be liquid at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) before he is taken away by security. ( Video available at the link https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/27/ilhan-omar-attack-town-hall-minneapolis/ ) January 27, 2026 at 9:57pm (Minneapolis time) By Niha Masih A man attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) while she was speaking during a Tuesday town hall meeting in Minneapolis, according to local police. The man used a syringe to spray an unknown liquid at Omar, the police said. The meeting was being held in the wake of events that have roiled the state, including the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol last week. “We must abolish ICE for good. And (Department of Homeland Security) Secretary Kristi Noem must resign or face impeachment,” Omar said just before the man walked up to her. The man was immediately arrested and booked into Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of third degree assault, the police statement added. A live stream of the event shows the man being tackled and taken away by security. Omar appears unharmed and continues speaking. “We are Minnesota strong. We will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us,” she says. In a social media post after the attack, Omar said she was all right and thanked her constituents for rallying behind her. “I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work,” she wrote on X. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) called the attack on Omar “unacceptable.” “Violence and intimidation have no place in Minneapolis. We can disagree without putting people at risk,” he said in a tweet. Hours earlier, President Donald Trump spoke derisively of Omar at an event in Iowa. “She comes from a country that’s a disaster. Probably it’s considered, I think, the worst — it’s not even a country, okay? It barely has a government,” he said, referring to Somalia. Matt Viser and Kadia Goba contributed to this report. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Initial Reports about the substance Posted by jacque on January 29, 2026, 8:07 pm, in reply to "Breaking News: Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall meeting in Minneapolis" Valued Poster are saying it was non-toxic but some are saying it was apple cider vinegar. She was ready to throw down with the perp a known MAGAt. Trump definitely gets scared of a woman who challenges him. His insults are always worse to women who speak out. A Jack of all trades is master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one. ... And many thanks for the masters in skill for setting our standard of work to instill.

The perp should’ve been shot. Posted by greenman on January 28, 2026, 3:59 pm, in reply to "Breaking News: Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall meeting in Minneapolis" Valued Poster Two people who did FAR LESS were shot to death. And this creep was taken into custody? Disgraceful. As was Trump’s lying suggestion that she’d ‘staged’ it. Talk about projection.. RESIST!

NO ONE should have been shot. Not him, not Good not Pretti Posted by Sia on January 28, 2026, 8:55 pm, in reply to "The perp should’ve been shot." ADMIN Taking him into custody is how law enforcement are supposed to do things.

Yes, and how they’re NOT doing things. Posted by greenman on January 29, 2026, 3:41 pm, in reply to "NO ONE should have been shot. Not him, not Good not Pretti" Valued Poster Only the ‘left,’ real or perceived are shot. We need to turn that narrative around. RESIST!

We need STOP it, IMHO, not turn it around to use on American citizens on the right. Posted by Sia on January 29, 2026, 4:59 pm, in reply to "Yes, and how they’re NOT doing things." To seek out revenge by doing it to "the enemy" in retaliation removes ALL semblance of justice and moral ground to protest. If it's wrong to do to one group, then it's wrong to do to anyone else. Beware looking too long into the abyss lest you become what you abhor. Obviously, YMMV, but that's where I stand.

Who the hell said that? Posted by greenman on January 29, 2026, 7:01 pm, in reply to "We need STOP it, IMHO, not turn it around to use on American citizens on the right. " Valued Poster Nobody said ‘American citizens on the right.’ CRIMINALS. RESIST!

It seemed to be implied. Sorry for misunderstanding, it wasn't Posted by Sia on January 30, 2026, 11:13 am, in reply to "Who the hell said that?" ADMIN that clear that you meant criminals since you used Good and Pretti as examples of people the right killed. They werent criminals so my thoughts didn’t go in that direction, but in the direction of political affiliation.

No problem. Posted by greenman on January 30, 2026, 3:56 pm, in reply to "It seemed to be implied. Sorry for misunderstanding, it wasn't " Valued Poster As you say, a misunderstanding. I didn’t wish for people to think that I advocated random killings of Righties. RESIST!

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