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Trump Defends Rhetoric After Syringe Attack On Ilhan Omar
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his rhetoric after Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown liquid from a syringe at a Minneapolis town hall, telling ABC he thought “she probably had herself sprayed.” The episode follows months of Trump’s hostile comments toward Somali Americans and an increased ICE and CBP presence in Minneapolis, prompting civil-rights and security concerns.

