Ilhan Omar Wins Fifth Term, Criticizes Trump in Victory Speech

Ilhan Omar won reelection to a fifth term representing Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, defeating Republican John Nagel as election returns showed her with 76.5% of the vote. In her victory speech, the Minnesota Democrat criticized President Donald Trump and described federal scrutiny of her as an effort to intimidate her and her supporters. With more than 99% of votes counted, Omar had 76.5% to Nagel’s 16.2%, while independent candidate DeVelle Jackson received about 7%, according to reported results. The Associated Press called the race for Omar. The district includes Minneapolis. Omar used her remarks to portray the result as a response to what she called political pressure on Minnesota communities. She said residents had stood together and participated in elections, and argued that efforts to silence her had not kept her supporters from voting. She also called Trump “the bigot in the White House” and said her community would not be a pawn in his political conflicts. The election took place amid an ongoing federal criminal investigation. On October 12, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant at Omar’s Washington-area home, the...