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The post revived longstanding tensions between the two political figures and signaled what would quickly become a broader messaging effort by the Trump campaign. The situation escalated when reporters aboard Air Force One asked the president about his views on Omar, giving Trump a platform to intensify his rhetoric and reintroduce a range of unverified allegations that had been circulating for years.
Trump’s comments aboard Air Force One quickly moved beyond Omar’s recent statements and revived a contentious accusation that she had once entered the United States under false pretenses. Specifically, he referenced a long-disputed allegation that Omar had married her brother to aid in his immigration process—an allegation that has never been substantiated by verified evidence but continues to circulate within certain political circles. Trump declared that if such claims were true, she should not be serving in Congress and should be expelled from the country entirely. His language was intentionally blunt, echoing earlier remarks he had made about Omar and other progressive members of the congressional “Squad.
