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Ilhan Omar: I am really OK. What happened to me is not OK, but they picked the wrong person.

On the recordAugust 12, 2026
I am really OK. What happened to me is not OK, but they picked the wrong person.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Response after an attack at a town hall.

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