MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department on Thursday, Jan. 29, charged a man with squirted a liquid on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Tuesday evening town hall in Minneapolis. Hennepin County Sheriff / via ReutersThe liquid Kazmierczak is accused of spraying on Omar using a syringe was apple cider vinegar, according to a criminal complaint. Trump, who has called Omar "garbage," dismissed the attack and suggested without evidence that the congresswoman had staged it. Minnesota Man arrested after Rep. Ilhan Omar sprayed with liquid at Minneapolis event Omar, the frequent target of political insults from President Donald Trump, was uninjured. A security guard immediately grabbed the man and took him to the ground, according to a Reuters witness and video of the town hall event.