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Jan 27 (Reuters) - A antheral charged astatine Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar and sprayed a foul-smelling liquid connected her during a municipality hallway successful Minneapolis on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) arsenic she condemned the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successful Minnesota.
Video showed a man surging toward the U.S. lawmaker astatine the lectern and spraying a watercourse of liquid astatine her. A ample antheral instantly grabbed him and took him to the ground. Ms. Omar took a fewer steps toward the antheral with her manus raised earlier helium was subdued and she continued her presumption aft a little break. Minneapolis constabulary said officers astatine the country observed the antheral usage a syringe to spray an chartless liquid astatine Ms. Omar.
Police instantly arrested him for third-degree battle and said Ms. Omar was uninjured. Forensic scientists responded to process the scene, constabulary said.
“He sprayed thing connected her,” a pistillate astatine the municipality hallway could beryllium heard saying, portion astatine slightest 1 pistillate commented on the foul odour. “I request a napkin,” Ms. Omar remarked as the antheral was taken away, earlier she said, “We volition continue.”
Ilhan Omar was criticising ICE and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem erstwhile the antheral charged astatine her and called for her to resign successful the wake of the shooting decease of 2 U.S. citizens successful Minneapolis successful caller weeks during President Donald Trump’s migration enforcement surge.
“ICE cannot beryllium reformed, it cannot beryllium rehabilitated, we indispensable abolish ICE for good, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem indispensable resign oregon look impeachment,” Ms. Omar said arsenic the assemblage successful the municipality hallway applauded.
The antheral past charged astatine her and sprayed the liquid astatine her earlier saying: “You indispensable resign.” Ms. Omar has often travel nether governmental onslaught from Mr. Trump, who erstwhile called her “garbage.”
During a code successful Iowa connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026), Mr. Trump said Ms. Omar did not emotion the United States.
“They person to amusement that they tin emotion our country, they person to beryllium proud,” Mr. Trump said erstwhile talking astir immigrants. “Not similar Ilhan Omar,” helium added.
