Rep. Ilhan Omar raised nearly $1.9 million for her reelection campaign in the first two weeks of October, a haul that coincided with a federal raid on her Washington, D.C., home and her efforts to capitalize on what she called an “authoritarian attack.”
More than 1,300 itemized donations totaling more than $172,000 poured in Oct. 12, a Federal Election Commission filing shows, the day the Minnesota Democrat was awakened by federal agents serving a search warrant for what the Justice Department called an “ongoing federal criminal investigation.” That’s nearly 100 times the amount she raised a week before.
Omar’s campaign had brought in about $520,000 in contributions in the two months prior.
Omar’s campaign had fundraised off the raid, asking supporters for donations the night of Oct. 12 by saying the DOJ action was “a dangerous and authoritarian attack on a political opponent.”
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“We have an obligation to fight back against this ludicrous, partisan investigation, and show that we will not let Trump’s abuse of power go unchecked,” the email said.
Since federal agents entered her home, Omar’s campaign has sent supporters 11 emails referencing the raid, according to PoliticalEmails.org.
Omar noted the wave of support on TikTok earlier this week, saying the donations would go “a long way as we fight Trump and his administration for trying to intimidate me and so many people right before the midterm elections.”
Following the raid, President Donald Trump said while he was not involved in the case against Omar she was a “terrible person.”
Trump posted to Truth Social on Thursday night to demand Omar’s resignation for using a “fake name” while being sworn in, a reference to a court filing by the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro. The president said Omar “will not be legally allowed to be a Member … from this point forth,” though he has no power to remove her from Congress.
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