# Obama calls Trump’s investigation into Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’

https://mins.news/en/video/106967

- CNN, 2026-10-19 22:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es653DQkRcc

> Barack Obama said Sunday that the Justice Department’s investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar was “appalling,” accusing the government of trying to intimidate and deport one of President Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics. Obama wrote on social media that federal power was being brought to bear on a law-abiding elected official for criticizing the president.

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