"As Omar spoke during a town hall on Trump's militarized raid of Minnesota, a man suddenly lunged at her and sprayed her with an unknown substance in a syringe. Video of the attack circulated widely online. Omar was undeterred and continued the town hall. Police arrested the man, who they identified as Anthony James Kazmierczak. Her office later issued a statement saying that she is "okay" after the incident."
"When speaking about supposed violence caused by immigrants, Trump said immigrants must "show that they can love our country, they have to be proud. Not like Ilhan Omar." The crowd booed. "Did you see that wise guy? You know, she's always talking about, 'the Constitution provides me with the following,'" he said, putting on a mocking voice. He went on to make racist remarks about Somalia and Somali people, as he's done numerous times in recent months."
"He went on to make racist remarks about Somalia and Somali people, as he's done numerous times in recent months, and relished in the idea of committing violence against them. "They're good at one thing: pirates. But they don't do that anymore. You know why? Because they get the same treatment from us as the drug dealers get: Boom, boom, boom," he said to laughter and applaus"
President Donald Trump mocked Rep. Ilhan Omar at a campaign rally in Clive, Iowa, making derogatory and racist remarks about Somalia and Somali people and suggesting violent treatment with the phrase Boom, boom, boom. At the rally, Trump criticized immigrants and contrasted them with Omar, mimicking her and using a mocking voice. Hours later, during a town hall on Trump's militarized raid of Minnesota, a man lunged at Omar and sprayed her with an unknown substance from a syringe. Police arrested Anthony James Kazmierczak. Omar continued the town hall and her office said she is okay after the incident.
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