President Donald Trump declared Representative Ilhan Omar’s seat “conceded” by Democrats over federal court filings referring to her as Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a name Omar has denied is hers. Prosecutors referred to the Democrat running for reelection in Minnesota as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” in a federal court filing submitted Wednesday that was obtained by Newsweek. Omar pushed back the next day, saying in a post on X: “Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine.
So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.” On Friday, during a speech in Fort Myers, Florida, Trump said Omar’s seat was conceded because she allegedly used a fraudulent name to take her congressional oath. There has been no formal announcement from Democrats conceding Omar’s seat – she remains a sitting member of Congress.
Trump’s latest comments came after he had already demanded Omar resign in a post on Truth Social which repeated claims she previously married her brother, which Omar has vehemently denied. He also said at a rally in Iowa: “She used a fake name to be sworn in. I assume she must immediately have to resign from Congress.” He later declared: “The Republicans have just picked up a seat in the House.” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Saturday slammed Trump in a statement for what he called “unhinged personal attacks and baseless accusations.” “We aggressively oppose the weaponization of the federal government against Congresswoman Omar, who continues to work hard on behalf of her constituents in Minnesota with strength and dignity,” Jeffries said.
Newsweek has contacted Omar’s office and the White House, via email outside of normal office hours, for comment. During the Florida rally, Trump told gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds and Senator Ashley Moody to inform House Speaker Mike Johnson that Democrats had surrendered Omar's seat. The day before, when he posted about the court filing on Thursday, Trump said: "It was just revealed that Ilhan Omar’s name is not Ilhan Omar, the one she used to get elected and sworn into Congress, but rather, it’s an entirely different name, Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, and that her last name is, incredibly, also the exact name of her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, the person they said she married and had children with.” In Iowa, Trump told supporters Omar has “been a scammer for a long time.
I’m pretty good at watching that stuff, and she comes from a non-country, basically. Somalia has no government, has no nothing. ... All they do is run around shooting each other.
Then she comes over here. The Constitution gives me absolute right to freedom of speech.” Omar’s office has denied Trump’s claims, with a spokesperson telling Fox News Digital: "This is completely false. Ilhan Omar is her real name." After the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s filing on Wednesday, Omar said in a post on X: "The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history.” She insisted that her name is Ilhan Omar, adding “maybe you should focus on what your VP’s real name is,” referring to Vice President JD Vance changing his name several times throughout his life.
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