Man Tackled to Ground After Spraying an Unknown Substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar During Minnesota Town Hall
U.S. Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance by a man during a town hall event.
Omar was speaking on Tuesday night (January 27) in Minneapolis, Minn. amid protests against ICE when a man rushed toward her and sprayed something at her torso, per USA Today.
There is video footage of the incident on social media, posted by CSPAN.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) assaulted during town hall meeting: "Here's the reality that people like this ugly man don't understand; we are Minnesota strong and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us." pic.twitter.com/Ud5l3yP4lQ
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 28, 2026
The video shows liquid spray on to Omar‘s shirt from off-screen and then the man enters the frame and is swiftly tackled to the ground by security.
The Minnesota representative had been calling for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached when the incident happened.
After, she said, “They are not going to get away with this.” And despite some people asking her to stop the town hall, Omar responded, “Please don’t let them have the show.”
Another woman reportedly commented on the smell of whatever the liquid was, saying, “It’s about your safety, you need to go get checked. It smells terrible.”
Omar continued, “Here’s the reality that people like this ugly man don’t understand; we are Minnesota strong and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
Once back on track, she continued to call on Noem to resign or face impeachment.
This week, Melania Trump made a rare political statement about the ongoing situation in Minneapolis.