President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE on Friday took fresh aim at Rep. Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise MORE (D-Minn.) while deflecting blame away from his supporters who chanted "send her back" at a Wednesday night rally.

When asked about his unhappiness with the chants in North Carolina, Trump quickly turned his criticism to Omar.

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"You know what I'm unhappy with? The fact that a congresswoman can hate our country," Trump said. "I'm unhappy with the fact that a congresswoman can say anti-Semitic things."

"I'm unhappy when a congresswoman goes and says, 'I'm going to be the president's nightmare,'" he added, referencing comments Omar made upon arriving back in Minnesota. "She's going to be the president's nightmare. She's lucky to be where she is, let me tell you. And the things that she has said are a disgrace to our country."

After arriving at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport on Thursday, Omar addressed a crowd of supporters.

“When I said I was the president’s nightmare, well you’re watching it now," she said. "We are going to continue to be a nightmare to this president, because his policies are a nightmare to us. And we are not deterred, we are not frightened, we are ready.”

Omar came under bipartisan scrutiny earlier this year for suggesting U.S. lawmakers support Israel because of lobbyists and that those who press for supporting Israel were pushing “allegiance to a foreign country.”

The House later voted on a resolution broadly condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry in the wake of her comments. Republicans were critical of the resolution, which did not explicitly mention Omar or her remarks.

Trump's renewed focus on Omar is a shift from just a day earlier, when he sought to distance himself from the chants of "send her back."

The president told reporters Thursday that "was not happy" with the chant and that he "disagreed with it."

But on Friday he sent a trio of tweets, first complaining about what he called the media's "crazed" coverage of the chants. He then went after Omar.

The president set off a firestorm Sunday when he tweeted that Omar and her fellow Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline McCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid MORE (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibTrump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' George Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge MORE (Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley Ayanna PressleyFauci, Black Lives Matter founders included on Time's 100 Most Influential People list Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Pressley applauded on House floor after moving speech on living with alopecia MORE (Mass.) should "go back" to their home countries, even though they are all U.S. citizens.

Omar, who came to the U.S. as a refugee from Somalia, is the only one of the group who was born outside the country.

Trump tore into each of the congresswomen during his North Carolina rally and in recent days has repeatedly accused them of hating the U.S. As he criticized Omar, supporters in Greenville began chanting "send her back!"

Numerous Republican lawmakers denounced the chants, but some shifted blame away from the president and onto the crowd.

Congressional Democrats expressed concern for the safety of the four congresswomen and have called for increased security for them.