Rep. Delia Ramirez says Mullin is using his position to “spread lies, conspiracy theories, and enact Trump’s political vengeance”
Delia RamirezU.S. representative for Illinois’s 3rd Congressional District, posting on X
Quote-posting Benny Johnson’s post of DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s claim that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother, Rep. Delia Ramirez wrote that Mullin “is another tool and loyalist” who is “using his position as Secretary to spread lies, conspiracy theories, and enact Trump’s political vengeance.” In her own words she did not mention Omar or the marriage claim.
“I said it from the beginning: Markwayne is another tool and loyalist.” … “Like his predecessor, he is using his position as Secretary to spread lies, conspiracy theories, and enact Trump’s political vengeance.”
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Should Trump administration officials publicly accuse Rep. Ilhan Omar of immigration fraud?
Since at least 2016 there have been unproven claims that Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 2009 husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is her brother. Senior Trump administration officials have repeated the claim publicly. This record begins with Vice President JD Vance’s March 27, 2026 statement that “we actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud,” and includes President Donald Trump’s May 1 statement, “I believe she married her brother.” On September 10, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a podcast interview, “we know that she married her brother to try to bring him in the United States,” and that an investigation was ongoing. On September 13, border czar Tom Homan declined to give specifics of an “ongoing criminal investigation” but said “no one’s above the law.” Omar has denied the claim: on September 16 she told a reporter “Absolutely not” and that she is not under investigation, and on September 18 Fox News Digital reported her saying DHS had not contacted her. Fox reported that there has been no public evidence available to confirm an open investigation into her.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez’s own post, published at 6:33 p.m. EDT on September 11, 2026, quote-posting Benny Johnson’s post of Mullin’s remarks.
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Ramirez’s post quotes Benny Johnson’s post headlined “DHS Secretary Just Confirmed That Rep. Illhan [sic] Omar Did Marry Her Brother,” which reproduces Mullin’s statement that “we know that she married her brother.”
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The post continues with two further lines beginning “Like his predecessor,” saying he “will be kicked to the curb once he is no longer useful” and that “we will hold him accountable.”
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By quote-posting Mullin’s claim and saying he is using his position to “spread lies, conspiracy theories, and enact Trump’s political vengeance,” Ramirez denounces the official making the accusation and characterizes his statements as falsehood and retaliation; she does not separately address the marriage allegation. The closest competing label is “Challenged the characterization”, because she calls his statements false; it loses because she also denounces Mullin’s motive and conduct in office.
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