16-04-2019 22:00 via kvoa.com

Omar raises $830K for re-election despite Trump backlash

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, who’s engaged in an intensifying feud with President Donald Trump, has raised nearly $830,000 in the first quarter for her re-election campaign.
Campaign finance reports show the Somali American — and one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress — drew many out-of-state contributions and ended the quarter with just over $600,000 cash on hand.
The Minnesota Democrat and Trump have sparred in recent days over a video he boosted
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