Man charges at Rep. Ilhan Omar and sprays her with substance at town hall

[RandySF]

Washington — A man sprayed Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknown liquid at a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday, but she appeared to be OK and declined to immediately leave the event to get checked out.

The man was immediately apprehended.

Omar, a Democrat, was calling for the abolishment of ICE and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign when a man sitting in the front row rushed up to her and sprayed her with a substance while yelling at her.

Security personnel grabbed the man, who was led out of the room in handcuffs, while other staff tried to get Omar to leave.


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

[Lovie777]

1. Maxwell Frost was punched in the face.............

and now this. magas are on the attack. maga's want full scale violence against their opposition

[tulipsandroses]

2. I fear for her safety. I am so glad she's OK.

This after Maxwell Frost was recently attacked.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

3. She went right after him like a badass, like a boss. She wasn't having his shit.

[Permanut]

4. Reports from KOMO TV and other sources state that the attacker was "escorted from the room".

WTF? Last time I checked, assault was still a crime.

[AZProgressive]

5. Just saw the video on Chris Hayes

She wasn't scared at all and went after him but it appeared the crowd took control of the situation.

[RandySF]

6. Well, his had performance issues.

[AZProgressive]

7. I was just making a comment

Wasn't making a critique. After I saw the video on MSNOW I came to DU to recommend all Ilhan Omar threads including yours.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Rep. Ilhan Omar defiant after getting sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall: 'I don't let bullies win'

Rep. Ilhan Omar said she won’t be intimidated by “bullies” after a man sprayed her with an unknown substance during a town hall meeting on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

“I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work,” Omar wrote in a post on X. “I don’t let bullies win.”

She added: “Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.”

During the town hall, the man — later identified by police as 55-year-old Anthony J. Kazmierczak — approached the lectern as Omar was speaking and used a syringe to spray her with the unknown liquid. He stumbled backward and was immediately tackled by a security guard. He was handcuffed and removed from the room.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/rep-ilhan-omar-defiant-after-getting-sprayed-with-unknown-substance-at-minneapolis-town-hall-i-dont-let-bullies-win-142817511.html

[bluestarone]

9. State charges?

I hope.