{"id":435407,"date":"2026-01-28T19:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/435407\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:56:08","slug":"rep-ilhan-omars-alleged-attacker-sprayed-her-with-apple-cider-vinegar-hazmat-crew-confirms-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/435407\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Ilhan Omar\u2019s alleged attacker sprayed her with apple cider vinegar, hazmat crew confirms: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 The \u201cfoul\u201d mystery brownish liquid US Rep. Ilhan Omar<\/a> was sprayed with during a chaotic Minnesota town hall meeting late Tuesday is believed to have been apple cider vinegar.<\/p>\n

Omar<\/a> (D-Minn.) was hit with the kitchen staple when 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak allegedly stormed the podium as the lefty congresswoman was firing off an anti-ICE spiel, Alpha News reported, citing sources.<\/p>\n

Anthony James Kazmierczak allegedly sprayed a substance on Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Anthony James Kazmierczak is seen holding the syringe after allegedly spraying a substance from it on Rep. Ilhan Omar. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Anthony Kazmierczak was charged with third-degree assault. Hennepin County Sheriff\u0092s Office<\/p>\n

A hazmat team confirmed, too, that the syringe Kazmierczak allegedly used in the attack was filled with the vinegary substance, the outlet added.<\/p>\n

Minneapolis Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw, who ended up being hit by some of the liquid, told The Post the stench was so bad she vomited.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt smelled like vinegar or ammonia,\u201d Vetaw said, adding that the odor was \u201coverwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt started out smelling really like apple cider vinegar-smelly. Then it started to smell like ammonia, like a strong, pure ammonia smell, I was wondering why the smell wasn\u2019t going away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI got sick to my stomach,\u201d she continued. \u201cI went outside and threw up because, like, the smell was so strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Omar was in the middle of slamming Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem<\/a> and calling for ICE to be abolished when Kazmierczak allegedly accosted the lawmaker in front of a packed audience.<\/p>\n

Anthony Kazmierczak,\u00a055, was arrested after allegedly charging at Rep. Ilhan Omar and spraying a substance on her. Andy Kazmierczak \/ Facebook<\/p>\n

Rep. Ilhan Omar held a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Kazmierczak was caught on video allegedly spraying the amber-colored liquid over Omar\u2019s chest <\/a>just moments after leaping out of his front row seat and charging towards her.<\/p>\n

Cops in the room quickly tackled the alleged perp to the ground and cuffed him as forensic scientists were called in to process the scene.<\/p>\n

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After being hit with the vinegar, Omar was filmed apparently lunging at her alleged attacker with her fist raised.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need a napkin,\u201d Omar could be heard asking a staffer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 43-year-old \u201cSquad\u201d member refused medical treatment and continued delivering her remarks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 The \u201cfoul\u201d mystery brownish liquid US Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with during a chaotic Minnesota…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3072,20279,4,450,451,102519,16950,6429,3,452,453,194],"class_list":["post-435407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-assault","tag-attacks","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-ilhan-omar","tag-minneapolis","tag-minnesota","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}