Regardless of one’s feelings about Ilhan Omar, one should at the very least be capable of acknowledging that the woman is carrying around some very serious baggage. Late last month, the Star-Tribune, Omar’s hometown paper, did some actual investigative journalism and revealed that they’d “found new evidence” that Omar was guilty of immigration fraud.

New investigative documents released by a Minnesota state agency have given fresh life to lingering questions about the marital history of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. https://t.co/ueeTzM6DuZ — Star Tribune (@StarTribune) June 23, 2019

The Washington Examiner’s Tiana Lowe’s research turned up evidence for that as well.

Here’s what Donald Trump had to say on the matter this afternoon:

Trump on Rep. Omar before leaving White House: "There's a lot of talk about the fact that she was married to her brother. I know nothing about it." — Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 17, 2019

Welp.

Of course he did. Because he’s Trump. But technically he’s right that there’s been “a lot of talk about it.” Just not from the people whose job it is to talk about stuff like this. And now, those people, the Real Journalists™, are sounding the alarm:

Now see, this is calculated https://t.co/J6pnmMDWTT — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 17, 2019

Battle stations, everyone!

From AP last year: https://t.co/PUZlEreaGo — Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 17, 2019

you know there are more recent reports on this story from this year, right? — T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) July 17, 2019

There’s at least a 60% chance here he doesn’t — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 17, 2019

At least.

Is this truly the first you’ve heard of this? Journalist —> https://t.co/r0uZTlL7ni — Mulder’s Shroom Ride meets Kato Kaelin’s Man Mane (@proteinwisdom) July 17, 2019

When you suddenly learn what everyone else has already known. Welcome to the party, pal. https://t.co/KLXSwJjMlT — Ordy's Amish School of Coding (@OrdyPackard) July 17, 2019

To be fair, it’s entirely possible that they knew about this before. They just didn’t think they’d, you know, actually have to cover it.

Is it true or false? No ones answering this question though. — Joel Daniel (@flybywire74) July 17, 2019

Is it true or false? You’re the reporter — Little buddy (@__LittleBuddy) July 17, 2019

Heaven forfend you will have to journalist that story. https://t.co/TE8spDyi3G — The Meturgeman (@DraftRyan2016) July 17, 2019

Or just keep ignoring it.

This is something the national media paid zero attention to so will mock it. Then they’ll realize it’s an actual story. So they’ll switch to ignoring it https://t.co/iWQtniCwoX — Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) July 17, 2019

Maybe if they wish hard enough, it’ll all just go away.

She's previewing their editorial staff's excuse for not doing so. https://t.co/QNXh8LTT0j — Dodd (@Amuk3) July 17, 2019

Thoughts and prayers, media firefighters. Lord knows you’re gonna need ’em.

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and a tweet.

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Update:

Of course Omar’s pals at NowThis are running to her defense:

Trump just brought up a far-right conspiracy theory that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother. There is no basis to this wild accusation pic.twitter.com/rLz13vFRN2 — NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 17, 2019

“A far-right conspiracy theory” with “no basis,” huh?

Here is the ultra-liberal @StarTribune’s article stating that there are serious questions about her marriage https://t.co/TJxv8VGfou https://t.co/Hc3tjt4Yml — The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) July 17, 2019

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Update:

Oh, hey. Look who’s here:

Congresswoman Omar has denied this and other claims about her as "disgusting lies." But Trump was willing to dive right in.https://t.co/XcTftAN0fR https://t.co/rJqpMpvtam — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) July 17, 2019

Acosta’s quite the accomplished diver-inner himself. Sure took his sweet time with this one, though …