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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