Trump calls Omar 'totally crooked' in first remarks on raid
President Trump called Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) “totally crooked” in his first remarks since federal agents searched her home as part of ongoing criminal investigations. “Well, I understand they're looking at her very carefully,” he told reporters before departing the White House for Ohio. “I've always found her to be totally crooked personally, but that...
On Monday, US immigration authorities conducted a pre-dawn raid at the Washington, DC residence of Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar, a staunch critic of former President Donald Trump. The Justice Department disclosed that the operation was part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of immigration fraud. According to a source familiar with the case, the probe also pertains to the immigration paperwork submitted by Omar's late father during her childhood years.
Omar expressed on her social media platform that the US government was being used as a tool to target her as a political rival of the president. She reiterated that this incident is just a new phase in Trump's campaign of political intimidation, vowing that she would not be silenced. Other Democrats also accused Trump and his administration of abusing their power.
Currently seeking her fifth term in the US House of Representatives, Omar is set to face the midterm elections on November 3. Upon announcing the raid, a spokesperson from the Justice Department provided no further details.
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