Ilhan Omar gave her first interview since Homeland Security raided her home and responded to accusations that she had married her brother with, ‘not to my knowledge.’
The Minnesota congresswoman, 44, was confronted with the extraordinary claim just days after federal agents descended on her Washington, DC, home as part of an investigation into alleged immigration fraud.
The Democrat dismissed the long-running accusations as ‘insane’ and blamed right-wing influencers for spreading the conspiracy theories.
MS NOW host Chris Hayes pressed her on whether there was even the slightest possibility that she was related to her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.
‘You were not related
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