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Trump demands answers on Ilhan Omar's $30M and accuses her of being here 'illegally'

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Deppisch, B. (2026, October 13). Trump demands answers on Ilhan Omar's $30M and accuses her of being here 'illegally'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16206785/Trump-demands-Ilhan-Omar-raid.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-13 · by Breanne Deppisch

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President Donald Trump criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar after federal agents raided her home in Washington, DC. At a campaign rally in Ohio, Trump referred to Omar as "totally crooked" and repeated false claims that she is in the country illegally, despite her having obtained US citizenship at age 17. The raid occurred three weeks before midterm elections, which deviates from standard Justice Department practices. Additionally, Trump has highlighted reports suggesting Omar's net worth could be around $30 million, leading to calls for an investigation by Republicans and the House Oversight Committee, though these allegations were later dismissed as a reporting error.
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On October 13, 2026, President Donald Trump criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, shortly after federal agents raided her Washington, DC-area home as part of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Trump accused Omar of being "totally crooked" but denied any involvement in the raid, saying it had nothing to do with him. The raid occurred just three weeks before midterm elections, which is unusual for such investigations. Trump has previously claimed that Omar entered the country illegally, despite her status as a Somali immigrant who was granted asylum when she arrived at age 12. Omar has been a vocal critic of Trump and has faced similar accusations from him in the past.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference in Minneapolis Agents of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are seen outside the residence of US Rep. Ilhan Omar in Washington, DC Notes are seen outside the office of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., at the Longworth House Office Building in October Speaking at the rally in Ohio, Trump said of Omar: 'She comes in from a country without laws, without police, without military, where all they do is shoot each other, and she comes into our country and she says, ‘'I have a constitutional right,’' he said.
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- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill President Donald Trump wasted little time assailing Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar after federal agents raided her Washington, DC- area home on Monday. asserted
agents → sign → Monday
The president blasted the Somali immigrant as ‘totally crooked,’ even while he insisted he had ‘nothing to do’ with the criminal investigation into his longtime foe. asserted
he → blast → foe
‘I've always found her to be totally crooked personally, but that has nothing to do with me,’ Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday before departing to appear at a midterm campaign rally in Ohio. asserted
Trump → find → Ohio
‘I have nothing to do with it. asserted
I → have → it
' 'I understand they’re looking at her very carefully,' Trump added of the Homeland Security investigations' raid on Omar's DC-area home. asserted
Trump → understand → home
The raid was carried out just three weeks before the midterm elections, breaking with longstanding internal Justice Department policies. Omar, a Somali migrant who came to the US at age 12 with her family after they were granted asylum, has sparred with Trump for years. asserted
they → carry → years
Trump has falsely suggested on multiple occasions that Omar is in the country 'illegally,' despite the fact she obtained US citizenship in 2000, at age 17. uncertain
she → suggest → age
'She's here illegally,' Trump said of Omar at an event in December 2025, taking aim at Omar, 'whatever the hell her name is, with the little turban… asserted
name → say → turban
' 'Throw her the hell out,' he said. asserted
he → throw → ?
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference in Minneapolis Agents of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are seen outside the residence of US Rep. Ilhan Omar in Washington, DC Notes are seen outside the office of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., at the Longworth House Office Building in October Speaking at the rally in Ohio, Trump said of Omar: 'She comes in from a country without laws, without police, without military, where all they do is shoot each other, and she comes into our country and she says, ‘'I have a constitutional right,’' he said. asserted
he → speak → right
'She’s telling us about the Constitution, and she comes from one of the worst countries anywhere on the planet,' he added. asserted
he → tell → planet
The remarks come as Trump has repeatedly amplified claims questioning Omar's net worth, pointing to an earlier financial disclosure suggesting that Omar and her family were worth at least $30 million. uncertain
Omar → come → disclosure
The April disclosure sparked a flurry of calls for an investigation and misconduct charges by Republicans and lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee who questioned the apparent influx of wealth, which Omar and her office said was the result of an error by her accountant. asserted
Omar → spark → accountant
Last month, the Office of Congressional Conduct dismissed the misconduct allegations against Omar regarding the reporting error, as CNBC reported. asserted
CNBC → dismiss → error
Omar for her part fired back against Trump’s latest remarks - denouncing the raid on her house as the latest in a flurry of recent efforts to ‘weaponize’ the nation’s law enforcement agencies, as well as an attempt to intimidate her in her reelection campaign. asserted
Omar → fire → campaign
'For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns,' Omar said on social media later. asserted
Omar → target → media
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