# Obama calls Trump officials’ investigation of Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’

https://mins.news/en/item/105556

- NBC News, 2026-10-19 00:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/obama-calls-trump-officials-investigation-ilhan-omar-appalling-rcna604235

> In a lengthy statement, former President Barack Obama described President Donald Trump’s treatment of Ilhan Omar as an obvious attempt to intimidate her.

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