Unknown substance sprayed on US Representative Ilhan Omar finally revealed!

Omar was escorted to safety and evaluated by medical personnel, but she declined treatment. Once authorities secured the scene, she returned to the microphone and continued speaking.

Her calm, measured response changed the tone of the incident. It was not bravado—it was deliberate resolve. In a climate where spectacle often dominates substance, her choice to continue speaking reframed the episode, turning what could have been defined solely by disruption into a moment of quiet defiance against intimidation.

Later, authorities confirmed that the liquid was apple cider vinegar: harmless, non-toxic, and non-corrosive. But the revelation did little to ease the deeper concern the incident raised.

Because the substance itself was never the point.

The syringe symbolized fear, uncertainty, and threat. It exploited awareness of chemical or biological hazards. Even a harmless liquid, delivered in that manner, triggers a primal response. The attacker understood this.

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