By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Saturday launched a blistering personal attack on Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, called her a “phoney” during a speech in Florida, triggered a fierce response from the lawmaker.
A fresh war of words erupts between Donald Trump and Ilhan Omar after rally remarks in Florida, added to their long-running and increasingly personal political feud.
Media reports said the exchange marks the latest flashpoint in a long-running feud between the two leaders, which has repeatedly spilled into public rallies and social media posts, often drawing criticism for its tone and content.
Trump targeted both Somalia and Omar’s background was speaking at The Villages in Florida,.
“Somalia, it’s a beautiful place. It’s got no government, it’s got no military, it’s got no anything. It’s got one thing that’s really strong crime. It’s got a lot of crime. They have no police. All they do is run around shooting each other. It’s filthy, dirty, disgusting, dirty. It’s a horrible place,” he said.
He criticized Omar directly, stated “Ilhan Omar…comes here from Somalia, and she tells us how to run the United States of America. She says, she says, The Constitution gives me certain rights, gives me certain rights, and I demand that I be given these rights. Get the hell out. What a phoney.”
Trump made personal allegations against the Minnesota lawmaker, intensifying his criticism during the speech.
“I believe she married her brother which is totally illegal, although it’s a lovely couple, actually, but it’s a little, it’s a little bit on the illegal side, ‘Darling. I love you very much. Good night, brother. Let’s go to bed.’ Isn’t she despicable?”
Omar on X rejected Trump’s comments and attacked his legal record and credibility.
“This unhinged rant would solicit anger if it wasn’t coming from a criminal, who has 34 felony convictions, held accountable for rape and accused of being a pedo. I still don’t know how anyone would willingly humiliate themselves like this but here we are. Btw, the pedophile protection party should find new material for their deflection,” she wrote.
In September 2025, Omar had described Trump as a “lying buffoon” after he claimed to have spoken with Somalia’s president about deporting her.
She reacted at the time on X, she had said:
“From denying Somalia had a president to making up a story, President Trump is a lying buffoon. No one should take this embarrassing fool seriously.”
Trump had made the remarks while signing executive orders at the Oval Office, claimed “You know, I met the head of Somalia… And I suggested that maybe he’d like to take her back. And he said, ‘I don’t want her.’”
In a separate post on Truth Social, Trump accused Omar of criticized the US despite Somalia’s challenges.
“Ilhan Omar’s Country of Somalia is plagued by a lack of central Government control, persistent Poverty, Hunger, Resurgent Terrorism, Piracy, decades of Civil War, Corruption, and pervasive Violence,” he wrote.
He added that “70% of the population lives in extreme Poverty, and widespread Food Insecurity,” while describing the country as among the “World’s Most Corrupt Countries.”
Trump said “All of this, and Ilhan Omar tells us how to run America! P.S. Wasn’t she the one that married her brother in order to gain Citizenship???”
“What SCUM we have in our Country, telling us what to do and how to do it,” he added.
