• Rep. Ilhan Omar said she barely has "thousands let alone millions" in a X post about her net worth.
• The member of AOC's "Squad" said she doesn't own stocks or a house and still has student loans.
• Commenters on X reacted to Omar's post with everything from skepticism to appreciation.

Rep. Ilhan Omar said she hardly has "thousands let alone millions," doesn't own stocks or a house, and is still repaying her student loans, sparking reactions from X users ranging from disbelief to reluctant respect.

Omar is perhaps best known as a member of the "Squad" of progressive House members along with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, known as AOC.

The Minnesota lawmaker emulated her New York colleague by publicly discussing her personal finances this week, after an X user claimed both Democratic congresswomen were worth tens of millions of dollars, and accused Ocasio-Cortez of taking bribes.

Ocasio-Cortez replied that she's worth less than $500,000, doesn't earn any income beside her government salary, and doesn't own a house or trade individual stocks.

Omar said the user was lying about her net worth too. She pointed to her past financial disclosures as proof of her modest wealth, and added a facepalm emoji.

"Since getting elected, there has been a coordinated right-wing disinformation campaign claiming all sorts of wild things, including the ridiculous claim I am worth millions of dollars which is categorically false," Omar told Business Insider.

"I am a working mom with student loan debt. Unlike some of my colleagues — and similar to most Americans — I am not a millionaire and am raising a family while maintaining a residence in both Minneapolis and DC, which are among the most expensive housing markets in the country," she added.

The Democratic legislator was born in Somalia, moved to the US as a refugee in 1995, and has been a House member since 2019. She earns the standard congressional salary of $174,000 a year.

Omar's financial disclosure form last year showed up to $65,000 of assets, split across a congressional savings account and a Minnesota state retirement account. She also reported between $15,0001 and $50,000 of outstanding student loans dating back to 2005. Like Ocasio-Cortez, she might hold additional funds in accounts that don't need to be disclosed.

The form also showed funds attributed to her spouse, a political consultant named Tim Mynett. He disclosed up to $143,000 of assets and up to about $54,000 of income, linked to various individual retirement accounts (IRA) and 401 (k) retirement savings plans, a winery, and a venture capital firm.

Gauging the reaction

One X user, @beetle6000, said in response to Omar's post: "How could you still be paying off student loans making that much money?"

Others said they disagreed with Omar's politics but respected her integrity, echoing reactions to Ocasio-Cortez's similar post.

"I usually don't agree with you but on this, until they produce receipts I have to agree," @adryenn wrote.

@AidenPerrin40 wrote: "You and I disagree on 99.9% of issues but … Major respect to you ma'am for not owning any stock. It's important to give credit to those of which we disagree with when they get it right."

@nrghound wrote: "I disagree with Omar politically, but I'm sure she's telling the truth about her income. The Democrat Senators make a ton of money narrative is circulating right now. It feels like a hit piece to me."

Some just seemed to enjoy what seemed like refreshing transparency.

@runningmoron wrote: "I kind of like this era of congress people talking about how broke they are."

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In a Tuesday press conference, the Tesla CEO and close advisor to President Donald Trump said it was "rather odd" that government employees earning salaries of a few hundred thousand dollars could grow their net worth into the tens of millions while in their roles, but didn't offer any examples.

Musk said he thinks "the reality is that they're getting wealthy at the taxpayers' expense, that's the honest truth of it."

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called out the hypocrisy of politicians attending inaugural festivities for President-elect Donald Trump after having previously decried the Republican figure as a "threat to democracy."

"People are more upset at performers/artists attending Trump’s inaugural events but not upset at all the politicians who told them he was a ‘threat to democracy’ going to these events are not serious," the progressive congresswoman declared in a post on X. 

"Performers at least know they are there to perform and get paid, but these politicians who ran their mouth for 4 yrs and are now willing to be there and clap for him, that’s who they should be mad at. They lied to you and your criticism/anger should be rightfully directed at them," she continued.

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Omar suggested that performers should not be expected to have loyalty to a political party.

"Also, no one should ask people who are performers/artists to be loyal to a party because that’s what dictatorships do. In a free country like ours, people should be able to support any party they want without having their livelihood compromised," the lawmaker concluded.

Fox News Digital emailed the Trump-Vance transition team and the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee on Monday to ask whether any of the performers at the inauguration ceremony or related celebrations are being paid. 

A committee spokesperson replied, stating that the committee did not pay for performances. 

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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have both previously described Trump as "a threat to our democracy," but are expected to attend Trump's inauguration ceremony.

Omar has previously described Trump as "an existential threat to our democracy." 

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The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee announced that Carrie Underwood, Christopher Macchio, and Lee Greenwood will perform at the swearing-in ceremony. 

Various celebratory ball events will also feature performers, including Rascal Flatts and Parker McCollum at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, as well as Jason Aldean, The Village People, and Nelly at the Liberty Ball, and Gavin DeGraw at the Starlight Ball, according to the committee's announcement.

Controversial "squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has explained where she thinks the Democratic presidential ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., went wrong. 

According to Omar, the campaign's choice to embrace the endorsements of former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, was "a huge misstep." 

This was especially true in battleground state Michigan, she told the Minnesota Star-Tribune, because it was where the Uncommitted Movement maintained a stronghold.

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The Uncommitted Movement specifically withheld support from President Joe Biden — and then Harris — because of its disapproval of their handling of the war in Gaza. Particularly, a large population of Arabs and Muslims in Michigan believed the U.S. was not holding Israel accountable for death and destruction in Gaza.

"You have the one name for my generation and generations younger than me that is synonymous with war," Omar said of Cheney. 

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"It does say something about where your priorities are, even if those are not your priorities."

As part of the Harris-Walz campaign's strategy to attract disaffected Republicans, they advertised former Rep. Cheney's endorsement and even hosted an event with her and Harris in battleground state Wisconsin. 

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She also explained why she thought Harris lost the city of Dearborn, Michigan, which is home to a large Arab community. The congresswoman pointed to the fact that President-elect Donald Trump met with the Democratic mayor, but Harris and Walz were only willing to send staff.  

"I think that personal touch for that community made the difference," Omar said. "We could have had that personal touch."

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Despite her past record of criticism of and opposition to Trump, Omar claimed she'd be open to collaborating with his administration. She maintained that she would still be opposing "hurtful" policies towards her constituents, though. 

With Trump returning to office, Omar said she is afraid that Israel will get the "green light" to "finish their genocidal war." 

The Harris-Walz team did not provide comment in time for publication.