President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) staged an incident at her town hall on Tuesday night, during which a man was arrested for spraying the lawmaker with an unknown substance.

“I don’t think about her. I think she’s a fraud,” Trump told ABC News. “She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her.”

When asked whether he had seen video of the incident, Trump said he had not. “I haven’t seen it. No, no. I hope I don’t have to bother,” he said.

The remarks came hours after a man was arrested during Omar’s town hall in Minneapolis, where she was criticizing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation or impeachment following two fatal shootings involving immigration enforcement officers in the city.

A livestream of the event shows a man standing, shouting and then spraying an unknown liquid toward Omar before being tackled by security and taken into custody.

Minnesota police identified the suspect as 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak, saying officers observed him using a syringe to spray the substance.

Omar continued the town hall after the disruption and struck a defiant tone afterward.

“I’ve survived war and I’m definitely going to survive intimidation or whatever these people think they can throw at me, because I’m built that way,” she said. On X, she added: “I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win.”

Trump has frequently attacked Omar, the lone Somali American in Congress, and hours before the incident criticized her again during remarks in Iowa.

U.S. Capitol Police called the incident “unacceptable” and said it would be met with “swift justice,” adding that the agency is working with federal partners to pursue serious charges to deter political violence.

Several Republicans also denounced the attack, including Reps. Mark Alford (Mo.), Mike Lawler (N.Y.) and Nancy Mace (S.C.).

“What happened at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s town hall … is completely unacceptable,” Lawler wrote on X. “Regardless of political views, we should all agree this behavior crosses a line.”

The incident comes as threats and concerning behavior directed at lawmakers continue to rise. U.S. Capitol Police said it investigated nearly 15,000 such cases in 2025, up sharply from nearly 9,500 in 2024.

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