The congresswoman pledged to keep speaking. People close to her said the substance smelled "terrible" and called on her to "go get checked."

Ilhan Omar was attacked by a man who sprayed a liquid while lunging at her before being detained at a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Omar was speaking to constituents in her district, which includes much of Minneapolis,

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) was sprayed with an unknown liquid Jan. 27 during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis.

Rep. Ilhan Omar was attacked during a town hall Tuesday in Minneapolis by a man who sprayed a substance on the congresswoman as she spoke.

Democratic congresswoman continued with her event after unidentified man was taken into custody.

US Representative Ilhan Omar was charged at by a man who appeared to squirt an unknown liquid on her during a town hall gathering in Minneapolis with constituents on Tuesday, as she called for consequences for the federal officials overseeing President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies.

Video shows the protester jump out of his seat and charge at Omar before appearing to throw a substance on her.

Minn., was attacked with some kind of substance while speaking at a town hall in Minneapolis. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz explains.