The Ilhan Omar wealth scandal has intensified after the Minnesota Democrat issued an error-filled video denying reports that her family fortune soared to as much as $30 million.
“Another day, another lying headline about millions of dollars that apparently I have,” Omar said in an Instagram post. The video attempted to discredit a Washington Free Beacon report citing her own financial disclosures. Omar argued that income from an asset was different from the asset’s value, dismissing the multimillion-dollar figure as “misleading shit.”
But ethics experts say Omar’s denial only highlights her lack of understanding—or willingness to mislead—about her growing wealth. Caitlin Sutherland of Americans for Public Trust noted, “Net worth is more than cash in a bank account. Rep. Omar should know it’s the value of assets that makes someone a millionaire.”
Omar’s disclosure shows her and husband Tim Mynett valued his businesses between $6 million and $30 million in 2024—an astonishing jump from just $51,000 the year before. Watchdog attorney Paul Kamenar called on Omar to amend her filing, stating, “She must amend her report to comply with the House instructions… otherwise allegations of her wealth are correct.”
This latest controversy follows years of scrutiny over the couple’s financial entanglements, including Mynett’s firms collecting nearly $3 million from Omar’s campaign before pivoting into new ventures. For a congresswoman who once claimed it was “ridiculous” to call her a multimillionaire, the evidence now paints a very different picture.
