Ilhan Omar resurfaces for first time since federal raid in tearful cash grab

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) resurfaced with a tearful fundraising plea after days out of the public eye.

Though she posted messages to social media, the Somali refugee had not been seen in public since federal agents raided her D.C. home on Oct. 12. With questions about her location swirling, Omar cut a campaign promo on TikTok while riding around what appears to be Minneapolis.

‘It’s going to be a very expensive and challenging time.’

In the one-minute video posted Tuesday, Omar thanks “everyone who sent $5, $10, $20,” and accuses the Trump administration of “trying to intimidate me and so many people.”

“We know that they’re running scared,” Omar says with tears in her eyes. “We’re not going to be intimidated. We’re not going to be silenced. We’re