As news spread Monday that Rep. Ilhan Omar filed for divorce from her husband, Ahmed Hirsi, on Friday, a lawyer for the radical Democrat from Minnesota issued a statement on her behalf, according to the New York Post.
Even as the filing came after intense speculation about Omar's marriage - including a highly publicized suspected affair with a married political consultant - the statement implied that the media and Omar's political opponents were somewhat to blame for the breakup.
The divorce filing Friday, and the statement Monday, are just the latest twists in a marriage that has played out in the public eye since Omar burst onto the political scene as one of the four radical Democrats who make up what's known as "The Squad" in the House of Representatives.
BREAKING: Ilhan Omar has officially filed for divorce from her husband Ahmed Hirsi.
When Omar and Hirsi were reportedly separated in July, details about their long relationship became known, including that they'd first married in an Islamic ceremony in 2002 - when Omar was 19.
To add to the legal awkwardness, Omar reportedly filed her taxes jointly with Hirsi while she was still legally married to Elmi.
Do you think media pressure caused Omar's marriage to break up?
https://www.westernjournal.com/ilhan-omar-files-divorce-blames-media-political-rivals-crumbling-marriage/
Even as the filing came after intense speculation about Omar's marriage - including a highly publicized suspected affair with a married political consultant - the statement implied that the media and Omar's political opponents were somewhat to blame for the breakup.
The divorce filing Friday, and the statement Monday, are just the latest twists in a marriage that has played out in the public eye since Omar burst onto the political scene as one of the four radical Democrats who make up what's known as "The Squad" in the House of Representatives.
BREAKING: Ilhan Omar has officially filed for divorce from her husband Ahmed Hirsi.
When Omar and Hirsi were reportedly separated in July, details about their long relationship became known, including that they'd first married in an Islamic ceremony in 2002 - when Omar was 19.
To add to the legal awkwardness, Omar reportedly filed her taxes jointly with Hirsi while she was still legally married to Elmi.
Do you think media pressure caused Omar's marriage to break up?
https://www.westernjournal.com/ilhan-omar-files-divorce-blames-media-political-rivals-crumbling-marriage/
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