Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked at town hall
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Trump attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in an early morning rant suggesting she be jailed or "sent back" to Africa just days after she was attacked onstage.
US Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar was targeted during a meeting in Minneapolis by a man who sprayed liquid from a syringe at her before being tackled by security guards. President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the attack was staged and social media posts followed,
How a relatively apolitical divorced dad ended up attacking a member of Congress.
Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is in Hennepin County Jail for allegedly assaulting Omar. He hasn't been formally charged, but was booked for probable cause of third-degree assault.
The man accused of squirting an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump.