A man is detained by security after charging Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and spraying her with an unknown substance during a town hall event in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 27, 2026. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was attacked and sprayed by an unknown substance while giving remarks during a town hall event, prompting lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to condemn political violence. Video footage shows Omar’s team pleading with her to get checked out by a medical team because of the unknown substance, but the Democrat was adamant about giving the rest of her speech. “Please don’t let them have the show.”Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a town hall in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. “She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her.”A man is detained by security after charging Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and spraying her with an unknown substance during a town hall event in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 27, 2026.