Embattled Congresswoman Ilhan Omar dismissed the media scrutiny of her citizenship and her relationships by joking that she simply 'looks good' on screens.
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The Minnesota Democrat made the remark as she sat down with leftist streamer Hasan Piker ahead of a controversial event hosted by state lawmaker Omar Fateh.
'I feel like the media has a tendency, you know, to highlight everything that you do,' Piker told Omar in a livestream of their conversation before the main event.
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'Some of the things I do, like - we're just normal Americans trying to go about our day-to-day and trying to organize against the Trump administration in the same way that, you know, white people are doing in general,' he continued.
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'We just look really good on their screens,' Omar joked in response.
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Omar → look → response
However, the woke representative is facing renewed scrutiny amid a sprawling Department of Justice (DOJ) probe into her citizenship.
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representative → face → citizenship
The Somali-born Democrat gained citizenship through her father in the year 2000.
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But federal authorities are now probing whether her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, changed her age on her citizenship application to indicate she was 17 years old instead of 18.Ilhan
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Omar joked to streamer Hasan Piker on Monday that they are simply receiving renewed scrutiny in the media because they 'look good' on screen.
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they → joke → screen
Federal investigators are probing whether Omar lied to gain citizenship to the US.
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Omar → probe → US
Homeland Security Investigations officers are pictured at her Washington DC home on October 12
Authorities are also said to be looking into Omar's marriage history and finances
If she had been 18 years old when her father became a naturalized citizen, she would have been considered an adult and would have to pursue her own immigration process.
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If she was still 17, however, Omar would have qualified for citizenship automatically when her father's citizenship was approved.
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citizenship → qualify → citizenship
Authorities are also said to be looking into Omar's marriage history, including longstanding, unproven allegations that her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, was actually her brother.
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husband → say → allegations
The accusation, which originated years ago on a Somali-language blog, has repeatedly been denied by Omar.
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No court has established that she married a sibling or committed immigration fraud.
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But in court filings related to the federal raid of Omar's Washington, DC home, the DOJ referred to the congresswoman by the name 'Ilhan Nur Said Elmi.'
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Investigators have also reportedly examined her financial filings, which have undergone revisions amid congressional scrutiny of her husband, political consultant Tim Mynett's, business interests.
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Questions surrounding Mynett's reported wealth have intensified after disclosures suggested that businesses linked to him could be valued at up to $30 million.
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Omar's legal difficulties escalated earlier this month when federal agents searched her Washington, DC, residence and seized personal property.
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The congresswoman subsequently complained that she was prevented from contacting her attorney for around an hour following the search.
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Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009.
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They divorced in 2017.
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She has denied claims he is her brother
Omar's 2025 filing had listed assets of between $6 million and $30 million shared with her husband before she amended it to a far smaller range, blaming accounting errors.
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She and her husband Mynett are pictured in a photo shared to social media
The Minnesota congresswoman has since assembled a heavyweight legal team featuring two Washington attorneys with extensive experience battling President Donald Trump.
Among those now representing Omar is Amy Jeffress, the high-profile lawyer who defended former President Joe Biden during investigations into his controversial use of an autopen to authorize presidential documents.
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She has been joined by Joshua Matz, another prominent attorney who helped House Democrats pursue both of Trump's impeachments.
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The two lawyers have already sent a seven-page letter to the DOJ demanding the return of Omar's passport, electronic devices and other property taken during the search.
But President Trump has shown little inclination to ease the pressure on one of his fiercest Democratic critics.
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On Saturday night, the president publicly demanded that Omar 'immediately' resign from Congress, alleging that she had been sworn into office under a name other than her own.
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He also brought up Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, Omar's former husband, and claimed his name matched that of her brother.
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Trump then mocked Omar over an alleged response when she was asked whether she had married her brother.
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President Donald Trump publicly demanded that Omar 'immediately' resign from Congress amid the investigations on Saturday
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When asked whether or not she was married to her brother, she said, "Not to my knowledge,"' Trump said.
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The president compared that response with how he said he would answer a similar question about marrying one of his sisters.
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'I said, no.
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It's pretty simple, right?' Trump told the audience.
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He then turned his fire on Somalia, where Omar was born, attacking the country and questioning why the congresswoman should be able to criticize the United States.
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congresswoman → turn → States
'She comes from one of the worst countries, maybe the worst country in the world, and she's telling us how to run our country,' Trump said.
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Trump → come → country
The president accused Omar of using a false name when she was sworn into Congress and argued that she should immediately give up her seat.
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'Because she used a fake name to be sworn in, I assume she must immediately resign from Congress, huh?' he said.
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Piker has also been criticized for past remarks he has made
John Nagel, who is running against Ilhan Omar, slammed his opponent for platforming Piker
Amidst these investigations, Omar was criticized for appearing at an event with Piker.
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'Ilhan Omar knows exactly who Hasan Piker is and
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what he has said,' her Republican opponent, John Nagel, posted on X.
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