After U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar was attacked by a person, who sprayed a liquid substance on her throughout a city corridor in Minnesota, President Donald Trump urged the congresswoman made the entire thing up.
When requested in regards to the incident caught on digicam that has been condemned by Democrats, and even Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, Trump floated the conspiracy idea, regardless of admitting he had not seen the video.
“No. I don’t take into consideration her. I feel she’s a fraud. I actually don’t take into consideration that. She most likely had herself sprayed, figuring out her,” the president informed ABC Information reporter Rachel Scott. “I haven’t seen it. No, no. I hope I don’t should hassle.”
Trump’s response to Omar’s assault is probably not stunning contemplating she has been a frequent goal of the president, who has known as her and the Somali-People she represents in Congress “rubbish.”
As theGrio beforehand reported, hours earlier than the assault on Congresswoman Omar, Trump but once more insulted her whereas delivering a speech on the economic system in Iowa.
“She comes from a rustic that’s a catastrophe…it’s not even a rustic. Okay? It barely has a authorities. I don’t suppose it does. They’re good at one factor: pirates,” mentioned Trump.
What’s extra, the person who attacked Omar, recognized as 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak, seems to be a Trump supporter. He was charged with third-degree assault.
Democrats who got here to Omar’s protection positioned blame on Trump for his rhetoric.
“Let’s be clear: nonstop hate and harmful rhetoric from Trump and his allies has fueled one of these violence. I stand with Rep. Omar. I stand with Minnesota. This should cease,” mentioned Texas U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett.
Omar’s shut buddy and ally, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, popularly often called AOC, mentioned, “It isn’t a coincidence that after days of President Trump and VP Vance placing Rep. Omar of their crosshairs with slanderous public assaults, she will get assaulted at her city corridor.”
She added, “Thank God she is okay. If they need leaders to take down the temp, they should look within the mirror.”
