President Donald Trump revived his attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a rally in her home state.
Speaking to supporters in Duluth, Minnesota, Trump claimed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would turn the state into a “refugee camp.”
He then turned his fire on Omar and referenced a video that claimed the freshman Congresswoman’s campaign had illegally collected ballots. The claims in that video have not been verified.
“What is going on with Omar? I’ve been reading these reports for two years about how corrupt and crooked she is,” Trump said.
The crowd began to chant “lock her up” as Trump lashed out at Omar.
He continued, “Frankly, harvesting is terrible, but it’s the least of what’s she’s done. How the hell. Then she tells us how to run our country. Can you believe it?”
“How the hell did Minnesota elect her? What the hell is wrong with you people? What the hell happened?” Trump asked.
Watch the video below:
“Biden will turn Minnesota into a refugee camp” — Speaking in a state with one of the largest Somali populations in the country, Trump goads his fans into booing refugees, prompting “lock her up!” chants directed at Ilhan Omar pic.twitter.com/dT2yuHxFDZ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2020
This is not the first time Trump took aim at Omar. During a rally in Pennsylvania on Sept. 22, Trump said, “She’s telling us how to run our country.”
“How did you do where you came from? How was your country doing?” he added.
He also claimed he would win the state of Minnesota because of Omar — which would make him the first Republican to carry the state in more than 40 years.
Omar shot back at the time, “Firstly, this is my country [and] I am a member of the House that impeached you.”
“Secondly, I fled civil war when I was 8. An 8-year-old doesn’t run a country even though you run our country like one,” she added.