Right now, I want to bring your attention to Monday's raid by federal agents on the Washington-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar — 22 days before she faces reelection to Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District.

The raid reportedly concerns Omar’s immigration history, including allegations of fraud that she has repeatedly denied.

Omar accuses the Trump regime of weaponizing law enforcement against a political opponent:

“Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.”

Months ago, Trump called Omar — a Somali-born Muslim who became a U.S. citizen and was elected to Congress in 2018 — “garbage.” He said she shouldn’t be allowed to be a congresswoman and stood by as his supporters chanted to “send her back” to her native Somalia.

This past weekend — before today’s raid — Trump renewed his attacks on Omar. “She comes from Somalia,” Trump said, where “they don’t have a government, they don’t have police, all they have is crime and squalor.” He continued:

“She comes into our country and she says ‘my Constitution allows me.’ She’s talking about our Constitution. What they’ve done to Minnesota, these people from Somalia, should never be allowed.”

Let me remind you that this is the president of the United States mouthing this bigoted, racist, nationalistic filth.

In this weekend’s rant, Trump also stated that “JD Vance and our people are looking at it” — referring to Omar.

After Monday's raid on her home, Trump said he has “always found [Omar] to be totally crooked” and called her “a terrible person.”

JD Vance........

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