A man at a Minneapolis town hall hosted by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., confronted her Tuesday night and appeared to try to spray her with a substance before he was removed from the venue.
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.
The man walked down the middle of the room and appeared to spray a liquid at Omar before a security guard restrained him. A person was then heard saying, “Oh, my God, he sprayed something on her,” adding that the substance smelled bad.
Security and local leaders who had spoken earlier at the event urged Omar to leave the room and “get checked,” but she said that “is what they want.”
“We will continue,” she said. “These f—— a–holes are not going to get away with this.”
The man was then removed from the room.
Omar’s congressional office, Minneapolis police and U.S. Capitol Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Kyle Stewart contributed.
