Rep Ilhan Omar reveals she’s married strategist boyfriend she had previously denied dating
CONGRESSWOMAN Ilhan Omar revealed she has married the strategist boyfriend she previously denied dating.
The Minnesota Democrat took to Instagram to post a loved-up picture with her former political consultant, Tim Mynett.
“Got married! From partners in politics to life partners, so blessed," Omar wrote, followed by the Arabic word "Alhamdulillah,” which translates as "Praise be to God.”
Their abrupt marriage comes after both Omar and her previously payrolled campaign aide repeatedly denied accusations they were allegedly lovers.
News of a rumored romance between the Trump-hating Dem and 38-year-old Mynett emerged last August when his ex-wife, Dr Beth Mynett, 55, filed for divorce.
FOX 9 obtained court documents in which Mynett's former spouse said his travel and extensive work hours were “more related to his affair with Omar than to his actual work commitments."
Omar's new marital squeeze blasted his ex-wife's claims in court, saying it was an effort to ruin his reputation, according to documents cited by the New York Post.
"Since the time of Mr. Mynett’s departure from the marital home, Ms. Mynett began a negative campaign against Mr. Mynett," court records stated.
In her divorce filing, Beth Mynett claimed her husband left their marriage after professing his love for Omar and wasn't able to salvage their relationship.
“The parties physically separated on or about April 7, 2019, when Defendant told Plaintiff that he was romantically involved with and in love with another woman, Ilhan Omar,” the court papers said.
But Mynett said his wife's explosive claims about an affair was "an effort to ruin his career and permanently damage his relationship with William and his step-daughter."
“Mr. Mynett denies that he told Ms. Mynett he was leaving the marriage for Representative Ilhan Omar (‘Rep. Omar’) or that he was in love with her," the documents stated.
The Mynetts, who share a teenage son, finalized their divorce back in December before he wed his new bride just three months later.
Somali-born Omar, 37, filed for divorce from the father of her three children, Ahmed Hirsi, on her 38th birthday according to the Post.
In court documents dated from last October, she cited "an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage relationship," the newspaper reported.
Omar asked the court to grant them “joint legal and physical custody” of their three young children.
Their split was reportedly finalized last November - but Omar's ex-husband also found love again with a girlfriend he remarried in Somalia just 37 days later, the Post revealed.
Hirsi shared an Instagram photo with a woman reportedly believed to be his new wife, captioned: “I look forward to this new chapter in my life and I ask you all to join me in celebration."
It's not the first time Omar has made headlines recently: she was forced to deny repeated rumors that she married her brother, Ahmed Elmi, so he could stay and study in the US.
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Omar slammed The View co-host Meghan McCain, who tweeted the claims, and online commentators who questioned her over the issue.
Blasting "disgusting lies" by McCain, the congresswoman laid into "anti-muslim smears" and "hate speech".
"Paying people to generate fake news stories in order to delegitimize me and those I represent isn’t a good look," Omar wrote.
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