President Donald Trump called on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to resign as he revived disputed claims about her identity and her past marriage to a man he alleged was her brother.
Speaking about Omar’s native Somalia, Trump used an insulting slur to describe the country and questioned her authority to advise the United States.
Trump made the remarks at a Republican campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, where he appeared with Senate candidate Mike Collins and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson.
“It was just revealed that Ilhan Omar’s name is not Ilhan Omar,” Trump told supporters.
He alleged that Omar used another name when she was elected and sworn into Congress, tying the claim to longstanding allegations that she married her brother.
The Department of Justice referred to Omar as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi” in court documents connected to a federal raid at her Washington, DC, residence. The reference renewed scrutiny of claims about the Minnesota Democrat’s identity.
Omar has repeatedly rejected those allegations and said her legal name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.
Trump also cited Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, Omar’s former husband, claiming that the name matched the name of her alleged brother.
Trump joked that House Speaker James Michael Johnson should be told Democrats had “conceded” Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s seat.
Trump pointed to the name Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, which appeared in a recent DOJ investigation involving the Democratic congresswoman and questions about her identity.
Homeland Security Investigations officers searched Omar’s home on October 12.
Trump then mocked Omar over an alleged response she gave when asked whether she had married her brother.
He claimed that Omar responded, “Not to my knowledge,” when questioned about the allegation.
Trump contrasted that reported answer with how he said he would respond if asked whether he had married one of his sisters.
“I said, no. It’s pretty simple, right?” Trump told the crowd.
He then shifted his focus to Somalia, criticizing the country and questioning why Omar should be able to lecture Americans about governing the United States.
Trump described Somalia as one of the world’s worst countries and said Omar was nevertheless attempting to tell Americans how to run their nation.
The president accused Omar of using a false name when she took office and argued that she should surrender her congressional seat immediately.
“Because she used a fake name to be sworn in, I assume she must immediately resign from Congress, huh?” he said.
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Trump ended the attack with a mock announcement aimed at House Speaker Mike Johnson, suggesting that Democrats had already given up Omar’s seat.
‘The fake news, they say, ‘Oh, he’s so handsome.’ I don’t think so. These people are handsome. That guy’s handsome right there. Our congressmen, they’re all handsome to me,’ President Trump said
Ossoff is seeking another term against Republican Congressman Mike Collins, who has Trump’s backing
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‘Please inform the Speaker of the House of Representatives, James Michael Johnson, that the Democrat Party has just conceded her seat,’ Trump said.
He went on to claim that Omar had ‘openly admitted to fraud’ and would no longer be legally allowed to serve in Congress.
Trump came out swinging at Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, wasting little time before mocking the Georgia Democrat’s looks and branding his public image a fake.
‘The fake news, they say, ‘Oh, he’s so handsome.’ I don’t think so. These people are handsome. That guy’s handsome right there. Our congressmen, they’re all handsome to me,’ Trump said, gesturing toward Republicans at the event.
He then doubled down on his attack, accusing Ossoff of cultivating a misleading public image before turning his fire on a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan.
‘So Ossoff has a false image. It’s a totally, it’s the most of all false, although, the guy in Michigan is pretty bad, too. Muhammad, as I call him,’ Trump said, referring to Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for the Democratic nomination in Michigan’s Senate race.
The president’s swipe at Ossoff comes as Republicans make the Georgia Senate race a major battleground in their fight to hold control of the chamber.
Ossoff is seeking another term against Republican Congressman Mike Collins, who has Trump’s backing.
The president has repeatedly targeted the incumbent as he campaigns to help Republicans capitalize on the midterm elections.
Trump previously mocked Ossoff at a rally in Dalton, Georgia, on October 16, comparing him to comedian Pee-wee Herman and dismissing claims that the senator was handsome.
The Georgia event came as former President Barack Obama was also on the campaign trail, campaigning for Democrats in Michigan and delivering a series of attacks on Trump and his administration.
Obama appeared alongside El-Sayed and Michigan gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson in Detroit, setting up a weekend of dueling campaign appearances as both parties seek to energize their supporters ahead of Election Day on November 3.
He mocked Trump’s lavish White House renovations, saying the president was so focused on home improvements that he ‘should be on HGTV’ and comparing the White House’s new look to ‘Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory.’
Trump mentioned Obama being in Michigan, and he saw the rally and it appeared empty.