Man arrested after Congress Member Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall

Kevin R. Johnson

28 Jan 2026 — 1 min read

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Chaos continues in Minnesota as tensions are high about the two recent killings of U.S. citizens by U.S. government officers. As news outlets, including NBC News, reported, a man who confronted Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. at a Minneapolis town hall yesterday, and tried to spray her with a substance, was arrested. "Omar, who has faced a barrage of near-daily attacks from President Donald Trump, had called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be abolished and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment moments before the man lunged toward her."

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