Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), just called out Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC), accusing her of being “drunk” while posting online. Per Newsweek, this fiery exchange came after Mace took a cheap shot at Omar and Representative Rashida Tlaib following the reported death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Mace kicked off the digital spat, posting an image that showed Khamenei and a headline confirming his death on X. She then added, “My heart goes out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib tonight. Sending them thoughts and prayers.” Tlaib (D-MI) is the only Palestinian American woman in Congress, and like Omar, she’s been openly critical of U.S. Middle East policies. Mace’s post was clearly meant as a facetious jab, playing on their shared Muslim faith and views.
Omar responded swiftly, saying, “I hope you aren’t drunk and took your staff’s advice, Rashida and I don’t know this man and feel confident he didn’t care about us.” She didn’t stop there, adding a personal warning: “Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk. I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self.”
This spat comes after U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, which were reportedly responsible for Khamenei’s death. Omar had already voiced strong criticism of these strikes, stating that President Trump was “unilaterally dragging this nation into an illegal and unjustified war with Iran without congressional authorization, without a clear objective, and without any imminent threat to the United States.”
She accused the president of “a reckless abuse of power” and even drew on her personal experience as a Somalian refugee to highlight “the horrors of war,” emphasizing that “bombs do not build peace or create stability.”
Omar’s drunk accusation comes from a profile that cited multiple former staffers who claimed Mace had directed late-night liquor runs during her first term in Congress and allegedly drank alcohol and used marijuana “excessively.” Mace, however, has dismissed these claims, simply stating on X, “The Fake News sure does like to lie.”
When confronted by Omar’s response, Mace followed it up with an accusation that Trump likes to throw Omar’s way. Mace wrote, “So tell me, what was it like being married to your brother?”
The claim that Omar married her brother has been a persistent, nasty rumor in conservative circles for years. However, numerous fact checks have debunked this claim as false. However, this isn’t the first time Mace and Omar have clashed.
They’ve been bitter foes for a while, after Mace claimed that Omar “mocked” Charlie Kirk after his death. Mace even launched a censure effort and tried to remove Omar from her committee assignments, an effort that ultimately failed by a narrow 214-213 vote in the House. Recently, Mace has been in the news for her bizarre behavior and speeches.
Published: Mar 3, 2026 06:16 am