Trump Baselessly Claims Ilhan Omar 'Probably Had Herself Sprayed' Following Town Hall AttackIn a brief phone interview with ABC News' Rachel Scott on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump said he hadn't watched video of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) getting sprayed with an unknown substance at a town hall in Minneapolis, baselessly claiming that the congresswoman likely staged the incident.“I don't think about her. I think she's a fraud. I really don't think about that," Trump said of Omar. "She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her."Scott continued to press the president on whether he had been shown video of the attack."No, no. I hope I don't have to bother," he said.Just spoke to Pres. Trump. I asked him if he had seen the video of Rep. Omar being attacked and sprayed by a substance.“No. I don't think about her. I think she's a fraud. I really don't think about that. She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her,” the president said. I…— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) January 28, 2026See All UpdatesClose