"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man sprayed an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar before being tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot an intensive care nurse and a mother of three this month. The audience cheered as the man, who was wearing a black jacket, was pinned down and his arms were tied behind his back."
"Hours earlier on Tuesday, the president criticized Omar as he spoke to a crowd in Iowa, saying his administration would only let in immigrants who "can show that they love our country." "They have to be proud, not like Ilhan Omar," he said, drawing loud boos at the mention of her name. He added: "She comes from a country that's a disaster. So probably, it's considered, I think - it's not even a country.""
A man sprayed an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall and was tackled to the ground and restrained by the audience. Video captured someone exclaiming, "Oh my god, he sprayed something on her." Omar resumed the town hall after the man was escorted out. Earlier she called for abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and demanded Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem resign, saying "ICE cannot be reformed." Minneapolis police and the White House did not immediately comment on the incident. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Omar, calling her "garbage" and disparaging her origins at public events.
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