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   From: j_d@invalid.org   
      
   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 criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in the   
   aftermath of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex   
   Pretti by federal officers in Minneapolis Saturday.   
      
   Omar's staff can be heard urging her to step away and get "checked out,"   
   with others nearby saying the substance smelled bad.   
      
   "We will continue," Omar responded. "These f******* a**holes are not going   
   to get away with it."   
      
   A statement from Omar's office released after the event said the   
   individual who approached and sprayed the congresswoman is now in custody.   
      
   "The Congresswoman is okay," the statement read. "She continued with her   
   town hall because she doesn't let bullies win."   
      
   Omar followed up with a statement on social media saying she will not be   
   intimidated.   
      
   As Omar continued her remarks at the town hall, she said: "We are   
   Minnesota strong and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they   
   might throw at us."   
      
   Just three days ago, fellow Democrat Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida said he   
   was assaulted at the Sundance Festival by a man "who told me that Trump   
   was going to deport me before he punched me in the face."   
      
   Threats against Congressional lawmakers have been rising. Last year, there   
   was an increase in security funding in the wake of growing concerns about   
   political violence in the country.   
      
   According to the U.S. Capitol Police, the number of threat assessment   
   cases has increased for the third year in a row. In 2025, the USCP   
   investigated 14,938 "concerning statements, behaviors, and communications"   
   directed towards congressional lawmakers, their families and staff. That   
   figure represents a nearly 58% increase from 2024.   
      
   https://www.npr.org/2026/01/27/g-s1-107625/ilhan-omar-sprayed-town-hall   
      
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