Republican Blames Ilhan Omar For Own Assault After She Was Attacked At Town Hall
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"I want Ilhan Omar to be deported and denaturalized, but I don't want her to be attacked or hurt,” Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) prefaced before blaming the congresswoman for being attacked.
Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) blamed fellow lawmaker Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) after a man sprayed an unknown substance at her on Tuesday during a town hall in Minneapolis.
“Well, I’ve got two thoughts. First, look, I want Ilhan Omar to be deported and denaturalized, but I don’t want her to be attacked or hurt, and people shouldn’t do this sort of thing,” Fine said on Newsmax Wednesday. “But I also blame Ilhan Omar for what happened.”
Police identified Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, as the man they say used a syringe to spray an unknown liquid at Omar before security intervened. According to Hennepin County jail records reviewed by HuffPost, he is being held on one count of third-degree assault.
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"I want Ilhan Omar to be deported and denaturalized, but I don't want her to be attacked or hurt,” Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) prefaced before blaming the congresswoman for being attacked.