She Married Her Brother?
Trump Unleashes on Ilhan Omar, Resurfacing Marriage and Corruption Allegations
In a pointed social media post, Donald Trump sharply criticized Representative Ilhan Omar's political stance by highlighting her native country's challenges and reviving long-standing claims of marriage fraud.
President Donald Trump has launched a fierce attack on Representative Ilhan Omar on his Truth Social platform, aiming his criticism at her political rhetoric and background. The broadside marks the latest move in an ongoing political war of words between the conservative leader and the progressive congresswoman. Trump's post drew a stark contrast between Omar's political role in the United States and the instability of her native Somalia, which he described as plagued by civil war, corruption, and extreme poverty.
In his post, Trump questioned Omar's authority to lecture Americans on governance while, as he claimed, her home country faces a lack of central government control and pervasive violence. He then resurrected a long-standing and unproven allegation that Omar engaged in immigration fraud by marrying her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, to help him gain legal status in the U.S.Omar married Elmi in 2009 and divorced him in 2017, a timeline that continues to raise questions.
The allegation has been repeatedly denied by Omar, who has dismissed the claims as "xenophobic smears." However, she has been criticized for offering what some describe as evasive and contradictory statements about the matter. The controversy continues to persist despite mainstream media outlets and fact-checkers reporting a lack of conclusive evidence to support the claims.
This attack on Omar follows a history of public clashes between the two. The congresswoman has been a frequent target of criticism from conservatives, particularly over her past remarks on foreign policy. In 2019, she faced bipartisan condemnation for a tweet that suggested Jewish money influences American politics, a comment that led to a House resolution against hate speech. She also drew criticism in 2022 for equating the United States and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban, further solidifying her reputation as a divisive figure in American politics.