Man sprays Rep. Ilhan Omar at town hall, Trump calls attack staged

Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, rushed the stage at Rep. Ilhan Omar's Minneapolis town hall on January 27, 2026 and sprayed an unknown liquid on her using a syringe. The substance was later determined to be non-toxic. Hours before the attack, Trump had held a rally in Iowa making derogatory remarks about Somalis and other immigrants, mentioning Omar by name. Omar said the attacker "was specifically upset that Trump's order to deport Somalis was not yielding enough deportations." She stated: "Every time the president of the United States has chosen to use hateful rhetoric to talk about me and the community I represent, my death threats skyrocket." Trump responded by accusing Omar of staging the attack, telling ABC News: "I think she's a fraud. She probably had herself sprayed."