Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) told a Daily Caller News Foundation reporter to “f*** off” after asking her a question about Democrats traveling to El Salvador to advocate on behalf of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

“I think you should f*** off,” Omar responded to the question.

“You should f*** off,” she emphasized.

“Who should?” reporter Myles Morell asked.

“You!” she answered.

WATCH:

INSANE: Rep. Ilhan Omar tells Daily Caller News Foundation reporter @MylesMorell to “f*** off” 🚨 pic.twitter.com/cZdn6BmgWj

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 1, 2025

Per Daily Caller:

Four Democratic representatives, along with Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, traveled to El Salvador to show support for Garcia and protest against the Trump administration. Police records and court documents indicate that Garcia smuggled people into the U.S., had a good standing with MS-13 and physically abused his wife.

In 2019, an immigration judge issued a deportation order for Garcia, who illegally entered the U.S. in 2011 from El Salvador, according to court documents. A judge gave Garcia a protected status known as “withholding of removal” in October 2019 after determining that he would likely be persecuted by gangs if deported back to El Salvador.

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said that the protected status is no longer valid since Trump designated MS-13 and other criminal gang organizations as foreign domestic terrorist organizations.

After administration officials acknowledged that Garcia’s deportation was a clerical error, the Supreme Court ordered the administration to “facilitate” the return of Garcia in an April 10 ruling. El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on April 14 that he will not “smuggle” Garcia back into the U.S.

“I said what I said. You and all your miserable trolls can f*** off,” Omar said.

I said what I said. You and all your miserable trolls can f*ck off. https://t.co/qxqqAhaIEc

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 1, 2025

From the New York Post:

Omar has also long been an outspoken critic of El Salvador’s pro-Trump President Nayib Bukele, whom she claims poses “threats to democracy.”

The exchange triggered swift backlash from Republicans and conservatives.

“If another member, perhaps Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene [R-Ga.], reacted this way to legacy media, I’m guessing the rest of the press corps would be up in arms,” RealClearPolitics reporter Phillip Wegmann mused.

“Going out on a limb to suggest that the mainstream press might care about this if this were a Republican repeatedly shouting obscenities at a reporter. Any thoughts from our stalwart journalistic class?” RedState writer Bonchie remarked.

“This is an unhinged response to an entirely fair question,” Washington Free Beacon reporter Chuck Ross said. “I think part of it is that Democrats are not used to being asked non-softball questions by Capitol Hill reporters.”