Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Representative, has come under scrutiny after a tense exchange with a reporter over discrepancies in her financial disclosure forms.
According to reports, Omar amended her financial filings, reducing the reported value of assets she shares with her husband, Tim Mynett, from millions of dollars to a much smaller amount.
The confrontation occurred on Tuesday when a reporter from Lindell TV approached Omar and asked about the large difference between her original and revised filings.
Omar responded irritably, calling the reporter 'stupid' and refusing to explain the discrepancies.
The issue centers on Omar's financial disclosure forms, which were first highlighted by The Wall Street Journal.
In her original filing, Omar reported that she and Mynett held assets worth between $6 million and $30 million, but after amending the filing, the couple's reported assets were reduced to between $18,004 and $95,000.
The amended disclosure lists the valuation of Mynett's two companies as 'none' while still showing income from those businesses ranging between $102,502 and $1,005,000.
Omar's spokesperson claimed that the 'accounting error created a misleading picture of far greater wealth,' and added that 'the congresswoman is not a millionaire.'
