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Ilhan Omar

In September 2025, Rep. Nancy Mace sponsored a censure resolution against Rep. Ilhan Omar over Omar's remarks following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Portrait of Ilhan Omar
Credit: Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photography. Public domain. Source

Ilhan Omar is a U.S. Representative (D-MN) who has been a recurring subject of Republican censure efforts; her most direct conflict with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) came in September 2025 following the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

What happened

September 10, 2025, Kirk assassination. Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah while speaking at an outdoor campus event. Suspect Tyler James Robinson was apprehended the following day.

September 11, 2025, Omar's comments. Omar appeared on the "Breaking Points" podcast hosted by Mehdi Hasan. She said it was a "complete rewriting of history" to describe Kirk as someone who had simply sought civil debate, calling claims to that effect "full of s." She also reposted a video that characterized Kirk as a "stochastic terrorist" and "reprehensible human being" whose promotion of hatred had been documented. Omar simultaneously posted on X that her "heart breaks for his wife and children" and stated, "I don't wish violence on anyone."

September 15, 2025, Mace introduces H.Res. 713. Mace, as lead sponsor, introduced the resolution in the 119th Congress. The resolution called for formally censuring Omar and removing her from two committee assignments: the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget. Mace alleged on the House floor that Omar had "defended political violence and refused to condemn the loss of innocent lives" and claimed Omar had implied Kirk "was to blame for his own murder." Separately, Mace posted on social media that Omar should receive a "one-way ticket to Somalia," referencing Omar's background as a Somali refugee who became a U.S. citizen in 2000. Omar responded that Mace was "not well or smart" and "belongs in rehab, not Congress."

September 17, 2025, House tables the resolution. The House voted 214-213 to table (kill) the censure resolution. Four Republicans joined Democrats in defeating the measure: Reps. Mike Flood (NE), Jeff Hurd (CO), Tom McClintock (CA), and Cory Mills (FL). Omar posted on X after the vote: "Thank you to my colleagues for having my back and not furthering lies on the House floor. Appreciate them safeguarding first amendment protections and the usage of the censure. Finally some sanity in the House." Omar also stated in a separate post that Mace's resolution contained no direct quotes from her because Mace "couldn't find any," and that she had "routinely condemned political violence, no matter the political ideology."

September 18, 2025, Omar's follow-up. Omar posted that Mace "needs to get help," saying it was an "emergency" to address what she characterized as Mace's mental state before she could harm herself or others.

Background. Mace had a history of prior actions targeting Omar. In February 2023, Mace voted to remove Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee alongside the Republican majority. In a separate episode, Mace had also moved in a House committee hearing to subpoena Omar's immigration records in connection with a Minnesota fraud probe, a motion blocked by both parties.

Ahmed Elmi fact check

Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, often shortened in public coverage to Ahmed Elmi, is Omar's former legal husband. The narrow public-record fact is that Omar legally married Elmi in Hennepin County, Minnesota, in 2009, and the marriage was later dissolved in 2017.

The separate claim that Elmi is Omar's brother has circulated for years, but it remains unsupported. Omar has denied it, and repeated reviews by fact-checkers and news organizations have not produced a credible public record proving that Elmi is Omar's sibling. Snopes has described the allegation as a longstanding rumor lacking verified evidence. PolitiFact summarized the Minneapolis Star Tribune's investigation, which could not conclusively confirm or rebut the allegation. Africa Check concluded there was no evidence that Omar married her brother and noted that immigration documents Omar provided to the Star Tribune listed six siblings, with Elmi not among them. In December 2025, Fox News reported on Elmi after President Donald Trump revived the allegation, describing the brother-marriage claim as unsubstantiated.

For Maceopedia purposes, the fact-check framing is: the 2009 marriage happened; the brother claim is unproven.

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