Overview
- White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson accused Rep. Ilhan Omar of calling for President Trump’s execution and urged Democrats to denounce her post.
- On X, Omar called Trump the “leader of the Pedophile Protection Party” and wrote that in Somalia “they execute pedophiles not elect them,” tying her remarks to the Epstein files.
- Her post followed a Fox interview in which Trump decried alleged Minnesota fraud, cited a $19 billion figure, and labeled Omar a “fake congresswoman” while criticizing Somali immigrants.
- The Justice Department cautioned that the Epstein document production may include fake or falsely submitted materials and said some items contain untrue, sensational claims about Trump.
- Trump has denied wrongdoing related to Epstein and has said he ended contact with him decades ago.