A man who sprayed an unknown liquid on Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall event in Minneapolis late Tuesday was tackled and arrested, according to multiple news sources and video of the event.
The town hall was about Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions within the city and the protests and riots that have followed.
NBC News reported the unidentified individual walked down the middle of the room as Omar was demanding the resignation or impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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As Omar said Noem “must resign or face impeachment,” the man shouted something that microphones did not clearly catch.
“Oh, my God, he sprayed something on her,” a witness could be heard saying, as numerous people rushed toward the podium.
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