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Obama defends Rep. Ilhan Omar, calls Trump probe 'appalling' - Mon, 19 Oct 2026 PST

Former President Barack Obama defended Rep. Ilhan Omar after President Donald Trump's administration opened a probe into the Minnesota Democrat and searched her home, calling those actions an “appalling” use of state power to intimidate one of the president's political opponents.

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