Like Houdini, U.S. Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-5) has often extricated herself from the seemingly inescapable. She has skirted scandals that would entrap lesser mortals. However, as with all escape artists, there comes a “fix” that exceeds even your enhanced powers. For Rep. Omar, that fix may have finally arrived.

Omar entered Congress in 2019 with questions trailing her. There were questions about her marriage history, including whether she had married her brother.  These questions have never been satisfactorily laid to rest.  There were also questions about numerous traffic violations and an arrest.  And there was an issue about Omar accepting speaking fees when she was a new member of the Minnesota state house.

Once in Washington and on a national stage, she regularly generated more controversy with statements that were condemned as antisemitic. More controversial statements have followed: dismissive remarks about the 9/11 terrorist attack on America, statements disparaging Charlie Kirk after his murder, and more.

As the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote on June 19, 2019: “Omar’s political rise has been marred by a series of unforced errors…Every month seems to bring a fresh problem.” Over seven years, nothing changed for Omar.

Throughout her series of self-inflicted........

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