President Donald Trump called for Rep. Ilhan Omar to immediately leave Congress after a federal court filing identified the Minnesota Democrat under another name, accusing her of fraud during a campaign rally in Iowa.
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President Donald Trump called Thursday, Oct. 22, for Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to resign from Congress, accusing the congresswoman of using a false name to win election and take the oath of office after federal prosecutors identified her under a different name in documents connected to an ongoing immigration fraud investigation.
Speaking at a Republican campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, Trump said Omar should be disqualified from serving in the House of Representatives and called on Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to address the matter.
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The president’s remarks followed an Oct. 21 federal court filing in which prosecutors identified Omar as “Congresswoman Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.”
The filing was submitted in response to requests by news organizations and Judicial Watch seeking access to sealed records related to an Oct. 12 federal search of Omar’s Washington, D.C., residence.
“So it’s not looking good because she used a fake name to be sworn in. I assume she must immediately have to resign from Congress,” Trump told supporters.
The president then addressed Johnson directly, suggesting that the court filing had effectively invalidated Omar’s congressional seat.
“So please inform our great speaker of the House of Representatives, James Michael Johnson … that the Democrat party has just conceded her seat, that Ilhan Nur Said Elmi — her real name — has openly admitted to fraud and she will not be legally allowed to be a member of that august body any longer,” Trump said.
“She won’t be able, I mean, I don’t know. If you get sworn in with a false name, I would imagine that’s pretty tough to remain.”
Trump’s statements were also documented in video coverage of the Sioux City rally.
Although the Justice Department filing uses two names for the congresswoman, it does not explain the discrepancy, establish that either name was used fraudulently or conclude that Omar is legally ineligible to hold office.
The document concerns prosecutors’ request for additional time to respond to applications seeking the release of sealed search warrant records. Federal officials argued that disclosure should be delayed because the warrant had not been fully executed.
According to Fox News Digital, two people familiar with the investigation, including a law enforcement source, identified Ilhan Nur Said Elmi as the congresswoman’s actual name.
The report raised additional questions about whether Omar had used different identities in immigration or government documents.
However, the use of an alternative name in a court filing does not independently establish identity fraud, and prosecutors have not publicly presented evidence proving Trump’s allegations.
The investigation follows an Oct. 12 search of Omar’s Washington residence by federal agents examining possible irregularities involving her family’s immigration records.
Omar, who was born in Somalia and became a naturalized American citizen in 2000, has denied wrongdoing and accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement to target a political opponent.
The congresswoman has not been charged with a crime.
During Thursday’s rally, Trump also revisited longstanding allegations concerning Omar’s previous marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom critics have accused her of marrying to facilitate immigration benefits.
Omar has repeatedly denied that Elmi is her brother or that their marriage involved immigration fraud.
Trump specifically criticized her response to a question about the allegation during a recent television interview.
“When asked whether or not she married her brother today, they asked her, ‘Did you marry your brother?’ She said, ‘Not to my knowledge,’”
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