Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) brushed off a proposed constitutional amendment from Rep. Nancy Mace that would bar foreign-born Americans from serving in Congress, federal judgeships and Senate-confirmed executive branch positions.
When asked about the proposal last week, Omar appeared completely unfazed.
“Good luck to her,” the Minnesota Democrat told Fox News Digital.
The proposal, unveiled by Mace last week, would dramatically reshape eligibility requirements for federal office by limiting certain powerful government positions exclusively to natural-born American citizens.
Currently, the U.S. Constitution only requires presidents and vice presidents to be natural-born citizens. Members of Congress, federal judges and cabinet officials can legally serve so long as they meet citizenship and residency requirements.
Mace, however, argues that should change.
“If you hold power in the American government, you should be a natural-born American citizen,” Mace said in a statement.
“For too long we have allowed foreign-born members to hold seats in this government, while making clear their loyalty is not here. We see it every day,” she added.
The South Carolina Republican specifically singled out Omar while promoting the amendment online, alongside fellow Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Shri Thanedar, both of whom were also born overseas.
“Ilhan Omar. Shri Thanedar. Pramila Jayapal,” Mace posted on X.
“All born in foreign countries, none were citizens by birth. All sitting in the United States Congress. All making clear every single day their loyalty is not to America.”
Omar was born in Somalia before immigrating to the United States and becoming an American citizen in 2000.
The latest clash is only the newest chapter in the increasingly bitter feud between Mace and Omar.
Earlier this year, Mace unsuccessfully pushed for a House Oversight Committee subpoena tied to long-circulating allegations regarding Omar’s marriage history, including unproven claims that Omar married her brother for immigration purposes.
Those allegations have circulated for years in conservative circles but have never resulted in criminal charges or publicly confirmed findings.
The proposed amendment faces almost impossible political odds.
Constitutional amendments require two-thirds approval in both the House and Senate before being ratified by 38 states, an extraordinarily difficult threshold rarely achieved in modern American politics.
The last successful constitutional amendment, the 27th Amendment involving congressional pay changes, was ratified in 1992.
Still, the proposal arrives at a politically explosive moment for Omar.
Last week, Vice President J.D. Vance suggested during a White House press briefing that the Department of Justice is reviewing matters tied to Omar’s immigration history and finances, per the New York Post.
“So we’re going to investigate it, we’re going to take a look at it,” Vance said at the time.
“If we think there’s a crime, we’re going to prosecute that crime.”
Omar forcefully denied those claims when asked about them.
“That is not something that is happening,” she told Fox News Digital.
“That man is delusional.”
The controversy surrounding Omar continues unfolding as Republicans increasingly place the Minnesota congresswoman at the center of broader attacks involving immigration, loyalty, alleged fraud connections and the massive Feeding Our Future scandal that has rocked Minnesota politics in recent years.
While Mace’s amendment has little realistic chance of becoming law, it nevertheless guarantees that Omar will remain one of the GOP’s top political targets heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
