
How does a congresswoman on a $175,000 salary suddenly report a combined fortune that has rocketed by as much as 3,500 per cent? That is the question swirling around Squad star Ilhan Omar, whose latest financial disclosures are raising eyebrows in Washington.
The Somali-born politician, 43, who reported a negative net worth from student and car debt upon her election in 2018, has now filed a 2024 financial disclosure form showing a combined fortune with her husband, Tim Mynett, that has astonished critics.