Thursday, January 29, 2026

When it comes to Ilhan Omar, Donald Trump has never been able to hide his racism

 
Headline:  New York Times, 1/28/2026

Annie Karni reports :
As President Trump riled up a rally crowd on Tuesday night describing immigrants bent on harming and killing Americans, he singled out one person in particular as an example of a bad actor. 
Foreigners coming into the United States, he told his audience in Iowa, “have to show they can love our country; they have to be proud — not like Ilhan Omar.” 
The crowd booed. They recognized the name of the Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota, whom the president has demonized and dehumanized for years with racist and xenophobic attacks, venting that she should “go back” to her country, referring to her as “garbage,” and mocking her hijab by calling it a “little turban.”ght describing immigrants bent on harming and killing Americans, he singled out one person in particular as an example of a bad actor. 
Not long afterward, at her own event in North Minneapolis, Ms. Omar was attacked by a man who rushed the lectern where she was speaking, spraying her with a strong-smelling liquid.  

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