Squad's Ilhan Omar snaps at reporter in explicit F-bomb rant after simple immigration question

Daily Mail​

01-05-2025

Progressive 'Squad' member Ilhan Omar did not hold back on a reporter when asked a simple question about Democrats pushing back on Donald Trump 's immigration policies.
Omar was confronted about the many Democrats, including Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who have taken trips to El Salvador to visit a suspected MS-13 gangster who was deported by Trump.
'Do you think more of your Democratic colleagues should be traveling to El Salvador to advocate on behalf of [Kilmar] Abrego Garcia?' Daily Caller News Foundation journalist Myles Morell asked the Minnesota Democrat.
Morell filmed his question as Omar, 42, approached the Capitol from the sidewalk.
The congresswoman, who is originally from Somalia, has been an outspoken advocate for migrants since being in Congress.
After recognizing that the journalist was filming, the congresswoman quickly adverted her gaze and retorted: 'I think you should f*** off.'
In recent weeks Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and four House Democrats visited El Salvador to advocate for the migrant who was deported from the U.S.
Democrats have expressed their distaste for the White House 's refusal to honor court orders demanding the return of Abrego Garcia, who was deported as a result of an 'administrative error,' the administration has said.
Bewildered with the answer, the reporter asked the progressive to clarify.
'I'm sorry, what, congresswoman?' Morell shot back.
'You should f*** off,' Omar said again. 'Who?' Morell asked again before Omar again said, 'You.'
'Why me?' Morell asked as the congresswoman walked off.
The back and forth ended with Omar walking off and one of her staffers telling Morell that the 'Squad' member is not taking questions.
The abrasive interaction quickly blew up on X as users weighed in on the contentious interaction.
'So disgraceful coming from a congresswoman that we pay her salary,' one user wrote.
Other's called the tirade an 'embarrassment,' while some noted how Republicans like Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace have had similar curse-laden blow ups.
'I said what I said,' Omar responded to the Daily Caller's video. 'You and all your miserable trolls can f*** off.'
Abrego Garcia was deported due to law enforcement reports linking him to the Salvadoran gang MS-13.
President Trump has commented at length about he migrant and his legal case, going so far as to hold up images of Abrego Garcia's tattoos in the Oval Office, sure fire proof that the migrant was in the gang, the Republican argues.
Rep. Robert Garcia and Maxwell Frost take part in a press conference to advocate for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man deported from the U.S. without due process by the Trump administration as an alleged MS-13 gang member and sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), a maximum-security prison, in San Salvador, El Salvador, April 21, 2025
Abrego Garcia's American wife, Jennifer Vasquez, alleged that her husband violently beat her, according to court documents obtained by Daily Mail last month.
Additional legal filings have indicated that Abrego Garcia hung out with confirmed MS-13 members.
A report out of Tennessee found that the migrant was busted by police for driving a car full of migrants across the country, potentially implicating him in a human smuggling operation.
Though he was apprehended, Abrego Garcia was allowed to walk free despite the suspicious incident.
Trump has said he could return the man but that he does not want to.