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GREGG JARRETT: Ilhan Omar turns her defense over to a vile purveyor of hate

The Minnesota Democrat appeared all too happy to share the stage with far-left streamer Hasan Piker this week

By Gregg Jarrett Fox News

Published October 28, 2026 4:50am EDT

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Sitting on a couch, they were a perfect couple making light of serious allegations.

Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota sat alongside her BPF (best political friend), the far-left streamer Hasan Piker, in advance of their joint appearance at an event with State Sen. Omar Fateh in Minneapolis on Monday night.

Their casual chat was recorded and, in unison, they downplayed the recent federal raid on her Washington, D.C., home. Just a "normal week," Omar joked with a Cheshire grin. Piker nodded along. There was some unintelligible banter about "Botox faces" and "fascists." The usual drivel. It seemed scripted.

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Once they took the stage together, at the "I'm the Host Now!" event, Piker kicked his defense of Omar into overdrive with a litany of wretched insults. "Republicans … are the most un-American force in this country. They are terrorists," he proclaimed.

This has become a standard refrain for Piker.

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Then he zeroed in on the accusations that Omar may have lied about her birthdate and true identity to gain citizenship. With the conviction of a zealous preacher in his pulpit, Piker declared, "A paperwork........

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