Trump once questioned Obama's citizenship. Now Obama is speaking out for Ilhan Omar.

A politics story from the U.S., reported by Axios.

Politics · the U.S. · October 18, 2026

By HeyHomees Newsroom · October 18, 2026

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Trump once questioned Obama's citizenship. Now Obama is speaking out for Ilhan Omar. Former President Barack Obama issued a forceful denunciation of the Trump administration's legal pursuit of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar over suspicions she fraudulently obtained U.S. citizenship decades ago, an allegation the Minnesota lawmaker has called "disgusting lies."

National News — Evening edition, October 18, 2026

Reported by Axios, October 18, 2026. Read the full story at Axios →

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