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2. Yes here is CBS News:

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Tue Jan 27, 2026, 09:13 PM

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rep-ilhan-omar-attack-sprayed-at-town-hall/

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OK, I have a new respect for Ilhan Omar. She's kinda badass actually... [View all] SKKY Yesterday OP

New? Mysterian Yesterday #1

Yes here is CBS News: applegrove Yesterday #2

New found?! I've always liked her, but now I have a new reason... SKKY Yesterday #3

All the "thugs" are on the other side!!!!! Jack Valentino Yesterday #9

And she out thugged him. We'll just agree to disagree on the minutia... SKKY Yesterday #15

She didn't shoot anybody or beat them up, Jack Valentino Yesterday #16

It means something totally different in hip hop culture. FascismIsDeath Yesterday #21

Ok, FINE, but outside of 'hip-hop' culture, especially among people Jack Valentino Yesterday #22

Note that he did not say she is "a thug", he said .... reACTIONary Yesterday #32

Regardless of whether the word "a" was used before "thug", Jack Valentino Yesterday #41

No point in challenging me, I'm not the poster that said it. FascismIsDeath Yesterday #34

Pardon me. Jack Valentino Yesterday #42

what about being a "gangsta'?" NJCher Yesterday #24

OK--- but you didn't beat up or shoot anyone, either--- Jack Valentino Yesterday #28

Interesting conversation. H2O Man 23 hrs ago #47

Yeah, good example thought crime Yesterday #31

OG! reACTIONary Yesterday #35

The fool was arrested and is in county jail mysteryowl Yesterday #26

What substance smells like vinegar? flamingdem Yesterday #4

Vinegar is 5-10% acetic acid. You can buy 100%. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #7

My kind of woman. A badass that doesn't take shit. She even had her fist drawn back. AnotherMother4Peace Yesterday #5

Right!!?? That was my first reaction... SKKY Yesterday #13

Unflappable. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #6

1 Year, 8 Years or 20 Years for assault on a member of Congress - have fun at Club Fed, dipshit! hatrack Yesterday #8

Has he been pardoned yet? dem4decades Yesterday #25

He *could be* pardoned by Trump for any federal charges which could arise Jack Valentino Yesterday #33

Thankfully the State's DA can prosecute him for the assault. Jacson6 13 hrs ago #55

That immediately crossed my mind as well when I learned ecstatic 23 hrs ago #49

a sprayer sounds innocuous NJCher Yesterday #27

My first thought was acid attack. thought crime Yesterday #36

This is scary newdeal2 Yesterday #10

Actually he would... SouthBayDem Yesterday #11

and call them patriots thought crime Yesterday #37

Trump's hate speech incited this violence thought crime Yesterday #40

ICE in Minnesota: Ilhan Omar sprayed at north Minneapolis townhall - FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #12

"Shockingly" the A-hole youtube commenters.... OGBuzz Yesterday #19

Good Grief?? Who in their right mind would ask for that?? Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #20

They're projecting again. Dave Bowman Yesterday #38

Her security guard saved the guys life. mr715 Yesterday #14

Truth! Scott Alan Swaggerty 10 hrs ago #57

Acid attacks on women are common in some cultures pfitz59 Yesterday #17

And knowing all of that, she still went forward with that smoke!!! SKKY Yesterday #29

Glad she's on OUR side! thought crime Yesterday #39

Can't happen Bob_in_VA Yesterday #30

The orange menace has been badmouthing her recently yliza Yesterday #18

He's been badmouthing her choie Yesterday #23

Security should be fired angrychair Yesterday #43

Yes! And the coward was afraid of her reaction Justice matters. 23 hrs ago #44

This is a geat clip of her winding up! leftstreet 23 hrs ago #45

Did you see her cock her fist?? It was her natural reaction... SKKY 15 hrs ago #50

Quick google on the lady: Aussie105 23 hrs ago #46

Black Hawk Down incident was in 1992...three years before her family left for the US. CincyDem 15 hrs ago #52

She and other Democratic women in politics are tough as nails. ecstatic 23 hrs ago #48

She was ready to jump on that dude! OldBaldy1701E 15 hrs ago #51

She showed restraint. Captain Stern 14 hrs ago #53

Do you think they would have done something as judicial as arresting her? GopherGal 13 hrs ago #54

Always had it for her, she is awesome. Scott Alan Swaggerty 10 hrs ago #56