President Donald Trump has spent years demonizing and dehumanizing the Somali-born Democrat from Minnesota, fueling escalating threats against her. President Donald Trump has spent years demonizing and dehumanizing the Somali-born Democrat from Minnesota, fueling escalating threats against her. When those threats have surged after Trump has targeted her by name, Omar has sometimes been assigned a 24-hour security detail from the Capitol Police. After the attack Tuesday, Omar made a formal request for extra Capitol Police protection and Johnson agreed, according to two people familiar with the matter. President Trump has spent years demonizing and dehumanizing the Somali-born Democrat Ilhan Omar from Minnesota, fueling escalating threats against her.