President Trump Calls On House Speaker To Vacate Ilhan Omar’s Seat

President Trump called on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to “IMMEDIATELY resign” and accused her of using a fake name in a Truth Social post on Thursday evening.

“Please inform the Speaker of the House of Representatives, James Michael Johnson, that the Dumocrat Party has just conceded her seat,” Trump wrote. “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, her real name, has openly admitted to FRAUD, and she will not be legally allowed to be a Member of this August Body from this point forth.”

In a Wednesday court filing a week after federal agents conducted a search warrant of Omar’s home in Washington, D.C., federal prosecutors referred to the Minnesota Democrat as “Congresswoman Ilhan Nur Said Elmi” without explanation.

Omar’s ex-husband is named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. Several far-right commentators have accused the lawmaker of marrying her brother, claiming they had the same last name — a conspiracy theory she has forcefully denied.

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Don't congressmembers have security clearances? How is this even possible? I think there are plenty of reasons for Ilhan to be in trouble, but it is saying something about our vetting process if she could just "sneak" into office like that.

— Jamie Ehrhardt (@EhrhardtJa93875) October 23, 2026

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Deport her NOW.

— Tonya Haas (@tonyat1818) October 23, 2026

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“It’s not looking good,” Trump said of Omar’s legal predicament after bombshell court filings related to the federal immigration fraud probe against the congresswoman revealed her actual surname – Elmi – is identical to that of her ex-husband, who is also rumored to be her biological brother.

“She used a fake name to be sworn in,” Trump asserted at a rally in Iowa. “I assume she must immediately have to resign from Congress.”

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President Trump calls for house speaker to vacate Ilhan Omar’s seat. pic.twitter.com/AdQTFeFPqH

— Star S.

(@DominguezH31015) October 23, 2026

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