Trump Calls on Ilhan Omar to Resign After Birth Name Report

President Donald Trump called for U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar to immediately resign from Congress on Thursday after a federal court filing allegedly identified the Minnesota Democrat as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.”

Speaking at a rally in Iowa, Trump seized on the allegation while discussing Omar and longstanding allegations surrounding her former marriage.

“It was just revealed just a little while ago that … her name is not Ilhan Omar, the one that she used to get elected and sworn into Congress,” Trump said. “She used a fake name to be sworn in. I assume she must immediately have to resign from Congress.”

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Trump’s claim that Omar used a fraudulent name to take her congressional oath has not been established. The president said Elmi is the surname of Omar’s former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who critics have alleged for years to be her brother. Omar has repeatedly denied the allegation.

“She’s 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,” Trump told the crowd in Iowa.

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