Ilhan Omar Breaks Silence After Divorce, Slams Political Opponents, Media

A day after Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) officially filed for a divorce from her second husband, Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi, the freshman congresswoman issued a statement blasting her “political opponents and the media” for having made the couple the “object of speculation and innuendo.”

“Ilhan and Ahmed have been the object of speculation and innuendo from political opponents and the media,” Omar’s attorney said in a statement on behalf of Omar and Hirsi. “This has taken a significant toll on Ilhan, Ahmed, and their three children.”