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Trump reacts to attack against Rep. Omar

Rep. Ilhan Omar was holding a town hall in Minneapolis Tuesday when a man rushed her and sprayed her with an unknown substance. President Trump later told ABC News he had not seen video of the incident, but said, without evidence, "She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her." CBS News' Fin Gomez reports.
Jan 28 (03:20)

TRANSCRIPT FOR: “TRUMP REACTS TO ATTACK AGAINST REP. ILHAN OMAR, CLAIMS WITHOUT EVIDENCE IT WAS STAGED”

FIN GOMEZ:
00:02:12

Others, other Democrats like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in a tweet, have blamed the attack on Omar and pointed towards the rhetoric by the president and vice president, saying that their slanderous public attacks is the reason why she was assaulted at the town hall, Lindsey. And the president and Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis are having a back and forth, the mayor saying, look, we had a great conversation, but we're still not going to enforce immigration law, the president posting, "He's playing with fire." What's going on here? This seemed to be improving, but this clash between President Trump and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey appears to be escalating over the federal immigration enforcement. In a Truth Social post this morning, Trump warned that the mayor he's, quote, "Playing with fire" after Frey said the city will not enforce federal immigration laws. Trump called that position a "serious violation of the law." Frey pushed back, saying local police should focus on public safety, not immigration enforcement, arguing that the community trust is key and that people should feel safe calling 911, especially after the controversial deaths of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. Lindsey.

LINDSEY:
00:03:18

Fin Gómez, thank you.

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