Political Violence
2026 January
2026-01-27 US Representative Ilhan Omar was attacked by a far-right activist during a town hall. After the attack, Trump responded with a conspiracy theory and accused Omar of “staging the attack”. This was not the first time he had used conspiracy to turn fault away from far-right political violence, as he had also done this after the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, the violent assault of Nancy Pelosi’s husband, and after the insurrection.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/politics/ilhan-omar-trump-conspiracy-theory
https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-faces-federal-assault-charge-attack-rep-ilhan/story?id=129675896