President Donald Trump has also sharply criticized Omar in recent weeks. Earlier this month, Trump referred to the congresswoman as “garbage” and raised broader concerns about large-scale migration from Third World nations such as Somalia.
Republican challenger John Nagel is accusing Rep. Omar of being closely linked to the $1 billion Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, which is based in her Minneapolis congressional district. Nagel claims that legislation introduced by Omar contributed to the circumstances that allowed the fraud to take place.