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Omar vows she won't be silenced after search of her home

Omar responded to the search of her home by accusing the Trump administration of a campaign of intimidation; the reasons for the search remain unclear.

On air: Brock Thunderson, Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell on The Pile-On
Published 12:36 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by AP News: “Omar says she won't 'be silenced’ by search of her home and blasts Trump’s 'intimidation' campaign”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 12:36 PM ET on The Pile-On, by Brock Thunderson, Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell.
Topics: Ilhan Omar, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: DHS Raids Ilhan Omar's Home Amid Criminal Investigation (October 12).

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AP NewsOmar says she won't 'be silenced’ by search of her home and blasts Trump’s 'intimidation' campaign

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe new fact today is that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she will not be silenced after the search of her home, and she is blasting what she calls a campaign of intimidation by President Trump.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI'll tell you what that is, it's a pressure system with no data, and I have named it Storm Gerald, and I stand by Gerald.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGerald is a strong name. Cold chain intact on Gerald, I would put my whole lunch on it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChip, we do not know what is in the chain, because the statement does not say what officials took or why they came.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistLet me finish, because the last time I called a front with no radar, it rained on my sister's wedding and nobody thanked me.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNobody is thanking anybody, Brock, because one side says intimidation and we have not heard the other side's whole case today.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd both sides are very loud, which I admire in a free country, so I'm calling the statement still fresh and the search thawed.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThawed?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCan I just say, a search happened, a statement came out, and that is the whole forecast we have right now.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistWhich means the jet stream got there before any of us, and frankly I'm taking it personally.

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