Conservative podcaster Brandon Tatum calls the recent troll attack on Ilhan Omar “orchestrated.” For those unfamiliar, Omar addressed attendees at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis on Tuesday and spoke out against ICE in the wake of Alex Pretty’s death. During the event, a man sprayed a Minnesota congresswoman with an unknown liquid from a syringe.

Ilham Omar was not injured, but the attack sparked debate on the Internet. President Trump expressed doubts about the attack, saying, “She probably got sprayed herself.” Several conservative political commentators later expressed doubts about the incident.

Brandon Tatum discussed the incident on Wednesday’s podcast. While sharing a clip from his show, Tatum wrote in his postal:

“Ilhan Omar’s staged attack is one of the most blatant, ridiculous things I’ve ever seen! I will never condone political violence… If the incident with Ilhan Omar was real, that guy should be in jail. But look at the video: he sprayed water, calmly walked back to the safe area like ‘get me,’ no running away, no resistance… Turns out it was basically nothing. Math is not math.”

Brandon Tatum reiterates suspicions about attack on Ilhan Omar on Piers Morgan show

Officer Tatum host also appears on Wednesday episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, In it, he shared his thoughts on Alex Pretty’s shot. During the performance, Piers Morgan Ask Tatum what he thinks about the material attack on Ilhan Omar. He responded that he was looking at the incident “fairly”.

Tatum said that after watching clips of the incident, he didn’t find it “consistent” that someone was trying to assault someone else. He argued that he had never seen anyone spray a substance from a syringe into another person’s chest in this manner. Brandon Tatum It was also emphasized that the substance was proven to be inert.

The podcaster added that instead of backing away, avoiding or showing fear, Omar walked towards the attacker.

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Ilhan Omar targets President Trump after trolling her

After the city hall incident, Ilhan Omar Interacted with media persons and spoke about the attack. She said “fear and intimidation” didn’t work for her. She accused the president of targeting her since she entered public office.

Omar said the right has been trying to prevent her from public service and wants her to resign. She went on to claim President TrumpThe threats against her were fueled by “hate speech”.

“Since I’ve been president, it’s been proven that whenever the President of the United States chooses to use hateful rhetoric to talk about me and the community I represent, my death threats have skyrocketed. Ironically, just before I was attacked last night for talking about me, he was on stage,” she said.

According to media reports, the man who attacked Ilhan Omar, Anthony James Kazmirchak, has been detained and is being held at the Hennepin County Jail.