Man Who Sprayed Ilhan Omar at Town Hall Was Huge Fan of Trump

[Celerity]

Anthony Kazmierczak posted quite a bit about how much he loved the president.

https://newrepublic.com/post/205795/who-attacked-ilhan-omar-town-hall-fan-trump

https://archive.ph/evrXh


Kazmierczak is tackled after charging at Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall event in Minneapolis, on January 27.

The man who attacked Representative Ilhan Omar by spraying an unknown substance appears to have been a big supporter of Donald Trump and MAGA. Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, followed multiple right-wing accounts on X, including Libs of TikTok, Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, and Tim Pool. On Facebook, Kazmierczak had changed his profile picture to Trump multiple times and regularly criticized Democratic politicians like Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (in addition to his attacks on Omar).







All of this seems to indicate that Kazmierczak’s attack on Omar at a town hall was premeditated, and fueled by his political sentiments. He was immediately tackled by security after spraying Omar, who refused to stop her town hall, telling the crowd, “We will continue. These f***ing a**holes are not going to get away with it!” “Here’s the reality that people like this ugly man don’t understand: We are Minnesota strong, and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us,” Omar added. She continued to speak and take questions for about 30 minutes afterward.

Trump has attacked Omar for several weeks, repeating racist tropes against her and the Somali American community, which has a large presence in Minnesota. On Tuesday, he repeated those slurs in Iowa, saying that Somalis “have to show that they can love our country. They have to be proud. Not like Ilhan Omar.… This wise guy, you know, she’s always talking about the Constitution—‘You know, provides me with the following. You know, the Constitution.’ She comes from a country that’s a disaster. It’s probably—it’s considered … it’s not even a country, OK? It barely has a government. I don’t think it does. They’re good at one thing: pirates. But they don’t do that anymore.”

The president bears responsibility for inciting these attacks on Omar, a four-term congresswoman. But he has a long history of refusing to take responsibility for his words and actions, and his initial response to the attack on Omar was to pile on.

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[3catwoman3]

1. Quick, quick - get my smelling salts and fainting couch.

Nah, never mind.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Who is surprised by this?

[GopherGal]

8. bear shits in woods, news at eleven...

pope catholic
sky is blue

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. He also has a criminal record going back quite a few years

https://apnews.com/article/ilhan-omar-attack-sprayed-town-hall-attack-c785b49b2c770b7aed1cdbb75df0a35f

Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence and has had numerous traffic citations, Minnesota court records show. There are also indications he has had significant financial problems, including two bankruptcy filings.
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Lovely gentleman. Just the kind you'd want around your kids.

[rurallib]

5. sounds like he styled his life after Trump

[Coventina]

4. Shocked SHOCKED to find out a Trumper is violent!

[Torchlight]

6. Mr trump really does enable the worst people among us

providing them agency to act out their small petulance on a grand stage while he and his obedient fans weakly opine, 'this kind of stuff ain't new to trump. That's all I've got...'

Rep. Omar's response was quick, dignified and strong. Mr. trump could take some pointers (but we know he won't)

[Captain Zero]

7. Minnesota should charge him; Trump will pardon federal convictions

I think there is a federal law for assaulting congress people, but you know when all is said and done that Trump will pardon him for breaking those.

So he should be charged and convicted under state law.

I saw video but I thought he just ran up to her and made a face at her.


I did not realize he was spraying something.