Trump Urges Omar to Resign, Backs Ramaswamy Ad at Iowa Rally 12 Days Before Election
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Updated · Iowa Capital Dispatch · Oct 23
Trump Urges Omar to Resign, Backs Ramaswamy Ad at Iowa Rally 12 Days Before Election
3 articles · Updated · Iowa Capital Dispatch · Oct 23
Summary
Sioux City rallygoers heard Trump demand Rep. Ilhan Omar resign, citing reports about her name and an ongoing federal investigation into her immigration paperwork; Omar's spokesperson called the claim completely false.
Trump also said he advised Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to keep running a disputed ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother, despite bipartisan criticism and Gov. Mike DeWine's call to pull it.
Iowa's high-stakes backdrop shaped the event: Trump and Senate candidate Ashley Hinson cast the Nov. 3 vote as decisive for control of Congress, with Hinson warning Democrats are targeting the seat with more than $50 million.
Outside money already tops $111 million in the Iowa Senate race, with OpenSecrets showing Democrat Josh Turek slightly ahead of Hinson in outside spending, $59.85 million to $51.67 million.
Trump urged Republicans to "pretend I'm on the ballot" in a state where forecasters see the Senate race and 3 of 4 House contests as highly competitive.