Donald Trump accused Ilhan Omar of staging an attack against herself, and the internet responded as one – 18 very telling side-eyes
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Trump once triggered a federal inquiry because an escalator embarrassed him at the UN. Ilhan Omar was assaulted and immediately kept doing her job. Draw your own conclusions about who belongs representing the people.
— Karly Kingsley (@karlykingsley.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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Oh, and he also can’t stand that she handled it so bravely. He would’ve come out the next day with a diaper bandage around his head.
— 🩵 🩷 💙JESUS HATES MAGA💙 🩷 (@redfordsranch.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
12.
Not everyone fakes their own assassinations
Talk about projecting!!
We have EYES!!!! 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀
— Peppa Pax Pippa 🕊️☮️✌🏼 (@peppapaxpippa.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 1:22 PM
13.
Coming from someone who probably had himself sprayed, knowing him
— oedipamas.bsky.social (@oedipamas.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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The “knowing her” part is really rankling me. I’d guess there’s about a 0.0000000001% chance that Donald Trump knows Ilhan Omar.
— Mike Rhone (@mikerhone.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Projection. Something trump would do… That ear healed quick.
— Curmudgeon Colleen (@colleenboykin13.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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“We’re gonna de-escalate a little bit”
lol. Lmao.
— Alan Elrod (@aselrod.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 7:48 PM
17.
Given his ear tampon stunt, I’m gonna go with:
Every accusation is a confession.
— 🐸 Lugree 🐸 (@lugree.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
18.
Trump accusing Ilhan Omar of staging an attack is like a community theater director calling someone else “overly dramatic.” This is a man whose ear went from “catastrophic assassination attempt” to “barely a scratch” faster than a plot hole in a bad action movie.
— LyndaGood (@lyndagood.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
To illustrate the difference between Trump and a normal, empathetic human, here’s what Congresswoman Omar posted after the ear incident.
For comparison, here's what Ilhan Omar said when Trump was shot (or, perhaps, "shot").
— Josh Richman (@joshrichman.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Trump turned up at the RNC wearing an enormous ear-bandage – 19 favourite reactions
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