On Thursday, leftist Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) told a reporter to “f*** off” after he asked her about whether more Democrats should be vouching for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant and alleged MS-13 gang member deported to his home country of El Salvador.

Daily Caller News Foundation reporter Myles Morell shared a video on social media in which he introduced himself as Omar, along with a couple of other people, as they walked outdoors in his direction.

Today I tried to ask @Ilhan a question on behalf of The @DailyCaller News Foundation and she told me to “F**k off” twice.

That was very unprofessional of her. Our elected officials should not be acting this way. pic.twitter.com/8wPu566ZTt

— Myles Morell (@MylesMorell) May 1, 2025

“Do you think more of your Democratic colleagues should be traveling to El Salvador to advocate on behalf of Abrego Garcia?” Morell asked.

“I think you should f*** off,” Omar replied as she and the others continued to walk down a sidewalk.

“I’m sorry, what congresswoman?” Morell asked.

Omar said, “You should f*** off.”

“Who should?” Morell pressed.

“You,” Omar said.

Morell asked, “Why me?”

Omar did not answer as she walked away. But one of the people she was with, apparently a staffer, told Morell they were “not taking any more questions right now.”

The exchange happened after Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and some other Democrats had travelled to El Salvador to push for the return of Abrego Garcia, whose lawyers have denied he is part of MS-13 — despite documents indicating otherwise.

On Wednesday, The Bulwark reported House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was urging fellow Democrats to stop the trips to El Salvador amid an intra-party debate on how intensely they should clash with President Donald Trump on deportations. Jeffries later denied the report.

In posting the video to X, Morell said of his exchange with Omar: “That was very unprofessional of her. Our elected officials should not be acting this way.”

Omar responded to a post from Libs of TikTok that contained the video.

“I said what I said. You and all your miserable trolls can f*** off,” she said.

Others commented on the video, which has gone viral on social media, with many criticizing Omar for her reaction to Morell.

“Reminder: Democrats say Donald Trump has lowered the tone of political rhetoric….” said British broadcaster Piers Morgan.

“This woman has no class, no gratitude to America, and no honor. Truly a disgrace to the US Congress,” said Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

“Nasty woman,” said conservative commentator Tomi Lahren.

“This is an unhinged response to an entirely fair question. I think part of it is that Democrats are not used to being asked non-softball questions by Capitol Hill reporters,” said Washington Free Beacon investigative reporter Chuck Ross.

Omar, a member of the leftist Squad, is no stranger to controversy. She was kicked off the House Foreign Affairs Committee in 2023 for comments she made about Israel. Last year, Omar faced a censure threat for suggesting that some Jewish students were “pro-genocide,” but it did not come to pass.