Anthony J. Kazmierczak , the man who attacked Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar , attacked her with a syringe during a public meeting. The 55-year-old allegedly attacked the congresswoman by spraying her with an as yet unidentified substance . Omar, a Somali-born American congresswoman, was holding a public meeting to call for an end to the Trump administration's anti-immigration crackdown.

Omar, however, emerged unscathed from the incident and, after continuing her speech, also asked Kristi Noem , Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to "resign or face impeachment."

Kazmierczak is currently being held in the Hennepin County Jail.

US President Donald J. Trump has spoken harshly about the incident, apparently questioning its veracity. "I think she's a fraud," Trump replied to ABC. " Knowing her, she must have organized the whole thing by having the liquid sprayed on her."

(Unioneonline/ ns)

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