'Lies and misogyny': Rep. Omar blasts challenger for hurling Trump-esque 'sexist' insults

M.L. Nestel
November 28, 2023

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN)


She says he's shilling lies and sexism to score political points.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is leveling a counteroffensive to her opponent who is trying to defeat her in a 2024 primary rematch.

Former Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels is in a race against Omar for the Fifth District and he's throwing slings and arrows that she contends channel Former President Donald Trump and are "beneath the dignity of any adult."

Appearing on "The Break Down" podcast last week, Samuels attempted to take a shot at Omar's "lack of town halls."

"To see government not be responsive like that, to the people that pay them, it is offensive to me," he said, according to Racket. "And to not be responsive and available to those people, to meet with them and find out what their concerns are and to answer their tough questions? To not get back to people on the phone? Who do you think you are? And who do you think you're working for?"

He then added: "You're not cute enough, you don't dress well enough, nothing about you is attractive enough to overcome that deficit."

Omar returned with a searing comeback on social media.

"This is beneath the dignity of any adult, let alone someone seeking public office," the Tuesday post reads. "It is reminiscent of the worst kinds of lies and misogyny that we are hearing from people like Donald Trump, who think they can say anything about women and get away with it."

She continued: "Like Trump, instead of engaging in an adult debate, Don relies on lies and sexism. We need civility now more than ever and Don’s behavior should be alarming to anyone who agrees."

Omar is a charter member progressive House Democrats known as "the squad" and won reelection twice.

The Somali American and Muslim has faced some fallout for for condemning the Israeli government’s over its handling of the war versus Hamas.

Earlier this month, when the Jamaican-born Samuels announced he wanted a rematch against Omar (he lost to her back on August 9, 2022 by 2,466 votes) he claimed to be a uniter while she was a constant divider.

“Our congresswoman has a predilection to divisiveness and conflict,” he said.