US EditionMan tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall
A man was arrested for third-degree assault after spraying a foul-smelling liquid on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall amid heightened tensions over immigration enforcement.
- A man sprayed US Congressperson Ilhan Omar with an unknown liquid during a town hall in Minneapolis on January 27, 2026, prompting security to tackle him.
- Omar continued her remarks after the attack, stating, 'I'm OK. I'm a survivor so this small agitator isn't going to intimidate me from doing my work.'
- The suspect, Anthony Kazmierczak, was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault, with police stating the liquid smelled foul but did not harm Omar.
- Omar was calling for the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem due to recent deadly immigration enforcement actions during the event.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar rushed by man on stage and sprayed with liquid at town hall event
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was rushed by a man during a town hall event Tuesday night and sprayed with a liquid via a syringe.Footage from the event shows a man approaching Omar at her lectern as she is delivering remarks and spraying an unknown substance in her direction, before swiftly being tackled by security. Omar called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment immediately before the assault.Noem has faced cri…
Trump’s shock response to attack on Minn. lawmaker: ‘She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her’
Republican President Donald Trump faced stiff blowback on Wednesday — even from within his own party ― after his blithe dismissal of an attack on a Minnesota lawmaker he frequently slams on the stump.
'Had Herself Sprayed': Trump Dismisses Omar Town Hall Attack
President Donald Trump said that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., “probably had herself sprayed” after the congresswoman was attacked by a man with a syringe at a town hall. The firebrand member of the House who has been the subject of a federal fraud probe was sprayed by an unknown substance during a town hall meeting on Tuesday in Minneapolis, the location of intense turmoil over the enforcement of federal immigration laws. “I don’t think about her.…
Man arrested for attacking Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall
Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked and sprayed with an unknown substance during a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday night. Security quickly tackled the man and took him into custody. Minneapolis police say the suspect, identified as 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak, is now booked into the Hennepin County Jail on a charge of third-degree assault. Authorities say Omar was not injured. (Photo courtesy: Hennepin County Sheriff's Offic…
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