Ilhan was attacked at a town hall in Minneapolis last night.
She was hosting a town hall to discuss ICE’s ongoing, violent occupation of Minneapolis. As Ilhan was giving her remarks, a man rushed up to her and squirted her with an unknown substance from a syringe.
Ilhan’s okay. This small agitator isn’t going to intimidate her from doing her work. That’s why she went back to the podium to finish her remarks and take questions from her constituents. We don’t let bullies win.
But this proves something important. For months now, Trump has personally attacked Ilhan and sent his MAGA followers after her. Just minutes before this attack, Trump was at a rally in Iowa, insulting Ilhan and talking about killing Somali people.
This dangerous rhetoric continues to incite very real consequences.
