Mace tweets: 'Why did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Immigration fraud? Brotherly love?'
On September 17, 2025, during her push to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar, Mace posted a tweet invoking a long-debunked conspiracy theory that Omar married her brother to gain U.S. citizenship.
September 17, 2025
On September 17, 2025, during her push to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar, Mace posted on X (@RepNancyMace):
"Why did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Immigration fraud? Brotherly love?"
Omar has repeatedly denied the claim and fact-checkers have found it false. Mace also referred to Omar as "Somalia Ilhan Omar" and wrote: "Who knows, maybe it'll be about you marrying your brother next! Tune in!"
Source: X (Nancy Mace) · archived
