MAGA man Anthony Kazmierczak, who squirted Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar at an event in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, now faces federal charges of assault and intimidation.
Authorities also say that Kazmierczak told a close associate several years ago that "somebody should kill" Omar, court documents say. Kazmierczak appeared briefly in federal court Thursday afternoon. His attorney, Jean Brandl, told the judge her client was unmedicated at the time of the incident and has not had access to the medications he needs to treat Parkinson's disease and other serious conditions he suffers from. U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster ordered that Kazmierczak remain in custody and told officials he needs to see a nurse when he is transferred to the Sherburne County Jail.
The incident was notable not only for the alarming attack on a House representative, but her own forceful response: Omar pursued Kazmierczak afterward and readied to punch him, but he was tackled by security before she got a lick in.
Just before that Omar had called for the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment. Calls are mounting on Capitol Hill for Noem to step down after the shooting deaths in Minneapolis of two people who protested deportations. Few Republicans have risen to her defense.
Kazmierczak's life over the last few years, traced through social media postings, reveals a brain slowly pickled by toxic politics, misfortune and extremely poor life choices. Omar took aim at Donald Trump's 'hateful rhetoric' yesterday.
"Every time the president of the United States has chosen to use hateful rhetoric to talk about me and the community that I represent, my death threats skyrocket," Omar said during a press conference. Asked if she was nervous about appearing in public, she said, "Fear and intimidation doesn't work on me."
