Trump demands Ilhan Omar’s resignation
The demand follows a federal court filing that referred to the Minnesota lawmaker as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar. ” “It was just revealed just a little while ago that Ilhan Omar, not a person I’ve ever been particularly fond of, that her name is not Ilhan Omar, the one that she used to get elected and sworn in to Congress, in other words, she used the name Ilhan Omar but rather it’s an entirely different name, Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, slightly different than Ilhan Omar”, he said adding, “the last name is also the exact last name of her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, that they say she married and had children with, and you’re allowed to do that, I don’t know,” Trump said. US president Donald Trump has called on Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar to resign from Congress, reviving allegations surrounding her former marriage. “She used a fake name to be sworn in. I assume she must immediately have to resign from Congress,” Trump added.
Trump alleged that she had admitted to fraud, “The Democratic Party had just conceded her seat, and Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, her real name, has openly admitted to fraud. The spokesperson also described the allegations as a “desperate smear” and said it was “disgraceful that the media continues to give this lie oxygen.” She will not be legally allowed to serve as a member of that august body, any longer. However, the allegations have not been established in court, and Omar’s office has denied that she used a false name. The court filing’s reference to an alternative name does not, on its own, establish fraud or disqualify her from serving in Congress. The court filing, obtained by Fox News, concerns efforts to keep materials related to a federal search warrant for Omar’s Washington, DC-area residence sealed. It does not, by itself, establish that the congresswoman used a fraudulent identity or that she is legally disqualified from serving in Congress.