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RandySF

(81,761 posts)
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:30 PM 23 hrs ago

Man charges at Rep. Ilhan Omar and sprays her with substance at town hall

Washington — A man sprayed Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknown liquid at a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday, but she appeared to be OK and declined to immediately leave the event to get checked out.

The man was immediately apprehended.

Omar, a Democrat, was calling for the abolishment of ICE and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign when a man sitting in the front row rushed up to her and sprayed her with a substance while yelling at her.

Security personnel grabbed the man, who was led out of the room in handcuffs, while other staff tried to get Omar to leave.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rep-ilhan-omar-attack-sprayed-at-town-hall/

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Man charges at Rep. Ilhan Omar and sprays her with substance at town hall (Original Post) RandySF 23 hrs ago OP
Maxwell Frost was punched in the face............. Lovie777 23 hrs ago #1
I fear for her safety. I am so glad she's OK. tulipsandroses 23 hrs ago #2
She went right after him like a badass, like a boss. She wasn't having his shit. AnotherMother4Peace 23 hrs ago #3
Reports from KOMO TV and other sources state that the attacker was "escorted from the room". Permanut 23 hrs ago #4
Just saw the video on Chris Hayes AZProgressive 23 hrs ago #5
Well, his had performance issues. RandySF 16 hrs ago #6
I was just making a comment AZProgressive 1 hr ago #7
Rep. Ilhan Omar defiant after getting sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall: 'I don't let bullies win' Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 1 hr ago #8
State charges? bluestarone 1 hr ago #9

Lovie777

(22,118 posts)
1. Maxwell Frost was punched in the face.............
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:35 PM
23 hrs ago

and now this. magas are on the attack. maga's want full scale violence against their opposition

tulipsandroses

(8,166 posts)
2. I fear for her safety. I am so glad she's OK.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:36 PM
23 hrs ago

This after Maxwell Frost was recently attacked.

Permanut

(8,090 posts)
4. Reports from KOMO TV and other sources state that the attacker was "escorted from the room".
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:47 PM
23 hrs ago

WTF? Last time I checked, assault was still a crime.

AZProgressive

(29,874 posts)
5. Just saw the video on Chris Hayes
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:54 PM
23 hrs ago

She wasn't scared at all and went after him but it appeared the crowd took control of the situation.

AZProgressive

(29,874 posts)
7. I was just making a comment
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 07:10 PM
1 hr ago

Wasn't making a critique. After I saw the video on MSNOW I came to DU to recommend all Ilhan Omar threads including yours.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(133,576 posts)
8. Rep. Ilhan Omar defiant after getting sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall: 'I don't let bullies win'
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 07:14 PM
1 hr ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar said she won’t be intimidated by “bullies” after a man sprayed her with an unknown substance during a town hall meeting on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

“I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work,” Omar wrote in a post on X. “I don’t let bullies win.”

She added: “Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.”

During the town hall, the man — later identified by police as 55-year-old Anthony J. Kazmierczak — approached the lectern as Omar was speaking and used a syringe to spray her with the unknown liquid. He stumbled backward and was immediately tackled by a security guard. He was handcuffed and removed from the room.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/rep-ilhan-omar-defiant-after-getting-sprayed-with-unknown-substance-at-minneapolis-town-hall-i-dont-let-bullies-win-142817511.html

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