Ilhan Omar, the congresswoman representing Minnesota’s 5th District, has launched a scathing attack on President, Donald Trump and some Republican lawmakers, saying their recent remarks show that the United States is “being led by idiots.”

The row began after Trump accused Omar, who is of Somali descent, of “telling us how to run our country” in a social media post.

Trump’s comments followed a failed attempt in Congress to censure Omar over remarks linked to the death of conservative activist and Trump ally, Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10.

Omar had retweeted a post that some critics interpreted as blaming Kirk for his own death. In response, Republican congresswoman, Nancy Mace introduced a resolution to censure her for allegedly “smearing Charlie Kirk,” but the measure was narrowly defeated 214–213 on Wednesday.

“Somalia is consistently ranked among the world’s most corrupt countries, including bribery, embezzlement, and a dysfunctional government. All of this, and Ilhan Omar tells us how to run America! … What SCUM we have in our country, telling us what to do, and how to do it,” Trump wrote.

Speaking on The Weekend Prime, Omar dismissed Trump’s tirade, describing him as “always unhinged, always derailed, always creating chaos.”

She mocked Trump’s call for her impeachment, noting his lack of understanding of constitutional processes.

“He’s supposed to be the president of the United States, heading off to Europe to represent us. When he does, he’s educated enough to understand that members of congress can’t be impeached,” Omar said.

She further stated that comments from Trump and his Republican allies “expose themselves for how stupid they are”, which she said is “embarrassing for us as a country.”

Omar added, “When they’re saying they’re going to deport me knowing fully well that you cannot deport an American citizen, what that displays for not just Americans but folks on an international platform is that our country is being led by idiots, and that is not something that we would be comfortable with.

“I feel great sadness that these are the kinds of people representing us.”