Man sprays U.S. lawmaker Ilhan Omar with unknown substance at town hall
Posted on: Jan 28, 2026 07:33 IST | Posted by: Cbc
A adult male was tackled to the strand after spraying an terra incognita substance on U.S. Repp. Ilhan Omar at a ithiel town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
The audience cheered as he was pinned down and his arms were tied behind his back. In video of the incident, someone in the crowd can be heard saying, "Oh my god, he sprayed something on her."
Omar continued the town hall after the man was ushered out of the room.
Just before that Omar called for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
"ICE cannot be reformed," Omar said.
Minneapolis police did not immediately respond to a phone call and email message seeking information on the incident and whether anyone was arrested.
The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently criticized the Democratic congresswoman and has stepped up verbal attacks on her in recent months as he turned his focus on Minneapolis.
During a Cabinet meeting in December, he called her "garbage" and added that "her friends are garbage."
The attack on Omar came days after a man was arrested in Utah for allegedly punching Rep. Maxwell Frost, a Democrat from Florida, in the face during the Sundance Film Festival and saying Trump was going to deport him.
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