# Omar

Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance during a town hall, sparking widespread news coverage and social media debate, with many questioning the authenticity of the attack while others condemn it.

### About Omar
This topic covers news and social media discussions surrounding an incident involving U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar.  

### Insights
- omar creators hit 18.9K which is 101% higher than it's daily average.

### Top Omar News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"Rep. Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance man tackled arrested - National Globalnews.ca Minneapolis police said officers saw the suspect use a syringe to spray an unknown liquid at the congresswoman"  
[News Link](https://globalnews.ca/news/11641184/ilhan-omar-doused-unknown-substance-suspect-arrested-minneapolis/) [@smileysprint](/creator/x/smileysprint) 2026-01-28T14:17Z 957.9K followers, 35.5K engagements


"Man sprays Ilhan Omar with unknown substance at town hall event "Secretary Kristi Noem must resign or face impeachment" the Minnesota congresswoman said seconds before the man sprayed her"  
[News Link](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4435733/ice-immigration-directors-testify-house-homeland-security-committee/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4436359/ilhan-omar-sprayed-minneapolis-town-hall/) [@dcexaminer](/creator/x/dcexaminer) 2026-01-28T13:44Z 367.7K followers, [----] engagements


"I dont let bullies win Ilhan Omar says after attack as Trump says he will de-escalate in Minneapolis US politics live Minnesota ICE shootings The Guardian President had mocked congresswoman hours before she was sprayed with unknown substance during a town hall event"  
[News Link](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/28/ilhan-omar-attack-trump-minneapolis-ecuador-embassy-rubio-venezuela-machado-iran-iraq-latest-news-updates) [@guardian](/creator/x/guardian) 2026-01-28T12:47Z 10.3M followers, 210K engagements


"Trump claims Rep. Ilhan Omar 'probably had herself sprayed' in syringe attack President Trump derided Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as a "fraud" hours after she was sprayed with an unknown substance by an audience member who rushed the stage during a town hall event in Minnesota"  
[News Link](https://nypost.com/2026/01/28/us-news/trump-claims-rep-ilhan-omar-probably-had-herself-sprayed-in-syringe-attack/) [@nypost](/creator/x/nypost) 2026-01-28T11:41Z 3.6M followers, 343.9K engagements



### Top Omar Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"Well well well The alleged Ilhan Omar sprayer Andy Kazmierczak seems to have some far left gender pronoun children. But yeah totally MAGA. This stinks of being staged. There are [--] million reasons why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/C_3C_3/status/2016483367231832079) [@C_3C_3](/creator/x/C_3C_3) 2026-01-28T12:07Z 296.2K followers, 4.7M engagements


"Hey Im doxxing him. Hes 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak. A Trump supporter. Hes the guy who sprayed Ilhan Omar with an unknown substance last night"  
[X Link](https://x.com/EdKrassen/status/2016472502025801989) [@EdKrassen](/creator/x/EdKrassen) 2026-01-28T11:24Z 1.1M followers, 2.2M engagements


"Ilhan Omar would never stage an assassination attempt with water because Somalis are not scammers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Cobratate/status/2016459589827662020) [@Cobratate](/creator/x/Cobratate) 2026-01-28T10:33Z 11M followers, 6.2M engagements


"Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked with an unknown substance during a town hall on Tuesday (27 January). An audience member used a syringe to spray liquid at her Minneapolis police said. #IlhanOmar #TownHall #Minneapolis"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@independent/video/7600358011839810848) [@independent](/creator/tiktok/independent) 2026-01-28T10:30Z 1.9M followers, 250.3K engagements

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