Rep. Ilhan Omar Asked if Ex-Husband Is Her Brother … ‘Not to My Knowledge’

Ilhan Omar is addressing the longstanding allegation she married her brother to commit immigration fraud.

During an interview with MS NOW’s Chris Hayes, the Minnesota congresswoman was asked whether her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is actually her brother, responding, “Not to my knowledge.”

Omar also called the allegations “insane,” pushing back against claims surrounding her 2009 marriage to Elmi. The allegations have circulated for years, though no evidence has publicly established that Elmi is her brother.

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