No social distancing here!
Newlywed congresswoman Ilhan Omar and her husband flaunted the recommended six-foot coronavirus ‘exclusion zone’ when they went out for a stroll in Washington, D.C.
Omar and Tim Mynett celebrated their first week as man and wife on Wednesday and tried to visit the National Cathedral in Washington — only to find it closed due to virus fears.
As they walked around the cathedral grounds, Mynett tenderly put his arm around his new wife’s shoulder — before letting it slide gently to her bottom.
‘They looked very loved-up, just like any newlyweds,’ said one fellow visitor to DailyMail.com, who was also walking around the nearly deserted cathedral grounds.
The couple walked closely together on the very day that the first two members of Congress, Republican Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida and Democrat Ben McAdams of Utah announced they had tested positive for COVID-19.
Newlywed congresswoman Ilhan Omar and her husband flaunted the recommended six-foot coronavirus ‘exclusion zone’ when they went out for a stroll in Washington, D.C.
As they walked around the cathedral grounds, Mynett tenderly put his arm around his new wife’s shoulder — before letting it slide gently to her bottom
‘They looked very loved-up, just like any newlyweds,’ said one fellow visitor to DailyMail.com, who was also walking around the nearly deserted cathedral grounds
The couple walked closely together on the very day that the first two members of Congress, Republican Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida and Democrat Ben McAdams of Utah announced they had tested positive for COVID-19
As DailyMail.com exclusively reported, Mynett, 39, and Omar, 37, married on Wednesday last week. Mynett conducted the service himself in a ‘self-uniting ceremony’ that has been legal in the District of Columbia for the past five years.
Before they wed, Mynett converted to Islam, Omar’s spokesman confirmed.
The couple tied the knot in John Marshall Park, right next to the court building where he obtained the $35 marriage license — and where he was divorced from Dr. Beth Jordan in December.
Omar and her ex, Ahmed Hirsi, finalized their divorce in Minneapolis the previous month. Hirsi remarried in December.
The leftist congresswoman decided to stay in Washington this week rather than go back to her district in Minneapolis, despite the fact that the House of Representatives was on recess.
She and her new husband have been living in Mynett’s D.C. apartment even though Omar gave her address on the marriage certificate as a five-bedroom Washington home that has recently been rented out.
That decision drew fire from the National Legal and Policy Center, a group that has been pressing for Omar to be investigated for alleged campaign finance violations.
As DailyMail.com exclusively reported, Mynett, 39, and Omar, 37, married on Wednesday last week. Mynett conducted the service himself in a ‘self-uniting ceremony’ that has been legal in the District of Columbia for the past five years
DailyMail.com has obtained the marriage certificate of Ilhan Omar which shows Tim Mynett was the groom – and the officiant
Omar and her ex, Ahmed Hirsi, finalized their divorce in Minneapolis in November. Hirsi remarried in December
The couple tied the knot in John Marshall Park, right next to the court building where Mynett obtained the $35 marriage license — and where he was divorced from Dr. Beth Jordan in December (pictured together)
‘Does this mean she has abandoned Minnesota to live in D.C? You can only have one legal residence and that is the place where your driving license is registered, and where you are registered to vote among other things,’ NLPC attorney Paul Kamenar told DailyMail.com.
‘Her constituents in Minnesota might be interested to note that she does not consider that as her legal residence anymore.’
Omar’s Minnesota-registered Toyota Camry, which she has often been seen driving in Minneapolis, has been parked in the driveway of that Washington rental — 1,500 miles from her hometown.
After the visit to the cathedral, Mr. and Mrs. Mynett grabbed a coffee at a local Starbucks before heading back to his apartment in Washington’s Petworth district for the evening.
They couldn’t sit in the coffee shop to sip their beverages as Starbucks is only open for take-outs now, due to virus fears.
Mynett’s company, the E Street Group, is closely allied to Omar’s political campaign, which paid it $523,000 last year, her filings with the Federal Election Commission reveal.
His decision to convert to Islam was necessary as Muslim women can only marry fellow Muslims, Abdi Hersy, an imam who knows Omar’s family, told DailyMail.com.
After the visit to the cathedral, Mr. and Mrs. Mynett grabbed a coffee at a local Starbucks before heading back to his apartment in Washington’s Petworth district for the evening
As they walked around the cathedral grounds, Mynett tenderly put his arm around his new wife’s shoulder — before letting it slide gently to her bottom
Mynett’s company, the E Street Group, is closely allied to Omar’s political campaign, which paid it $523,000 last year, her filings with the Federal Election Commission reveal
She and her new husband have been living in Mynett’s D.C. apartment even though Omar gave her address on the marriage certificate as a five-bedroom Washington home that has recently been rented out
Omar looked quite smitten with Mynett as she was smiling along the street
His decision to convert to Islam was necessary as Muslim women can only marry fellow Muslims, Abdi Hersy, an imam who knows Omar’s family, told DailyMail.com
He said conversion is simple. All anyone has to do is say out loud the words: ‘There is no true god but Allah and Muhammed is the Messenger of God.’
Omar’s evident happiness with her new husband may even be softening her political stances.
Though she has been a staunch critic of the Trump administration, she unexpectedly praised the president for his recent handling of the pandemic later that evening.
She retweeted a message praising Trump for invoking the Defense Production Act — a wartime provision that gives the president more control over industry — and added: ‘Politics aside, this is incredible and the right response in this critical time.’
She then quoted fellow ‘Squad’ member Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, saying: ‘(U)nprecedented times require unprecedented leadership and we are seeing that in our country right now. I have faith that we will survive this as a nation and build together.’
Omar, Pressley, and two other first-term congresswomen, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rashida Tlaib of Minnesota formed an informal group of progressives that they call ‘The Squad.’
Though she has been a staunch critic of the Trump administration, she unexpectedly praised the president for his recent handling of the pandemic later that evening. She retweeted a message praising Trump for invoking the Defense Production Act — a wartime provision that gives the president more control over industry — and added: ‘Politics aside, this is incredible and the right response in this critical time’
Omar referenced Rep. Ayanna Pressley and said these were ‘unprecedented times’
In a further tweet, Omar added: ‘Finally, we should never let politics get in the way of good policy. This is a great start and hope others will be part of a united front to push for good policies that will help us work through the economic anxiety the country is feeling right now.’
Omar has been one of the leading voices calling for payments of $1,000 for every American adult and $500 for each child, saying there should be ‘no exceptions.’
‘This is a new Congress, and we won’t repeat the mistakes from the last financial crisis. We’re going to prioritize working people,’ she said on Tuesday.
‘I’m also introducing a bill to authorize direct economic stimulus to small businesses impacted by the virus,’ saying they would only be eligible if they do not lay off workers.
‘We need to support the American people now — and this is just a start,’ she added.