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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Ana Trenas

'Goodnight Brother, Let's Go to Bed', Trump Opens a Rally in Florida Accusing Rep Ilhan Omar of Incest

At a Florida rally, Trump publicly accuses Rep Ilhan Omar of incest and marrying her brother. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

A political rally in Florida has sparked fresh controversy after Donald Trump opened his speech with a provocative and widely criticised attack on Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, reviving long-debunked allegations about her personal life.

Speaking to supporters in The Villages on May 1, Trump launched into a mocking imitation, quoting what he claimed was a conversation between Omar and her brother: "Goodnight, brother, let's go to bed." The remark was part of an enduring tirade in which he repeated an unverified and widely discredited conspiracy theory alleging that Omar had married her brother.

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