Man sprays US lawmaker Ilhan Omar with liquid, disrupting Minnesota eventPolice arrested a man who sprayed Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar with a foul-smelling liquid in Minneapolis on Tuesday as she condemned the actions of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Minnesota. Omar, the frequent target of political insults from President Donald Trump, was uninjured. A security guard immediately grabbed the man and took him to the ground, according to a Reuters witness and video of the town hall event. “I learned at a young age, you don’t give in to threats,” Omar told the audience, after refusing to suspend the event. “Ilhan Omar is garbage,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting in December.

Source: Daily Nation January 28, 2026 13:08 UTC