Ilhan Omar calls Trump ‘creep’ as president revives ‘fake name,’ marriage allegations

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Rep.Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., lashed out at President Donald Trump on Friday after he accused her of using a fake name and revived longstanding allegations surrounding her former marriage.

“The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history,” Omar wrote on X.

“Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine,” she continued.“So let’s make it crystal clear.My name has always been Ilhan Omar.”

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Omar then turned her fire on Vice PresidentJD Vance, adding, “Maybe you should focus on what your VP’s real name is.”

Ilhan Omar arrives at the Mall of Somalia

Rep.Ilhan Omar arrives to Karmel Mall of Somalia to attend Friday prayers at Karmel Masjid in Minneapolis.Minn.,Friday, October 23, 2026.

�s birth name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, according to two people familiar with the ongoing federal investigation, including a law enforcement source.

A Justice Department court filing this week, related to a search warrant for her Washington-area home, identified the Minnesota Democrat as “Congresswoman Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.”

Omar’s reporting, insisting, “Ilhan Omar is her real name.” Omar has not been charged with a crime.

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President Donald Trump at North Carolina campaign rally

President Donald Trump arrives at a rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Sept.16, 2026, in Gastonia, North Carolina.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

“It was just revealed that Ilhan Omar’s name is not Ilhan Omar,” Trump wrote onTruth SocialThursday, accusing the congresswoman of using a “fake name” and calling for her immediate resignation.Trump also revived longstanding allegations that Omar’s former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is her brother — claims Omar has repeatedly denied.He pointed out that the name used in the DOJ filings matched that of the man she allegedly married and is related to.

When asked during an MS NOW interview this week whether there was any familial relationship with Elmi, Omar responded, “Not to my knowledge.” Her spokesperson later said the answer was sarcastic and reiterated that Omar “repeatedly and unequivocally” denied the allegation.