Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall
Man arrested and charged with assault after spraying strong-smelling liquid at Minnesota Democrat from syringeCongresswoman Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unidentified substance by a man with a syringe on...
By Shrai Popat in Minneapolis · The Guardian World
Man arrested and charged with assault after spraying strong-smelling liquid at Minnesota Democrat from syringe Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unidentified substance by a man with a syringe on Tuesday as she gave her first in-person town hall of the year in Minneapolis , during which she called for ICE to be abolished “for good” and DHS secretary Kristi Noem to resign . Omar had only been speaking for a few minutes when a man in the audience got up and began to shout, while spraying her with the liquid. People at the meeting said the liquid had an acidic smell. Continue reading...