Katrina Pierson, a senior adviser to Trump's 2020 presidential campaign, tweeted footage of rocket fire in Ukraine but claimed it shows Palestinian rocket barrage targeting Israel.

She used the footage to lash out at pro-Palestinian Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Sunday, after the Muslim-American representative from Minnesota criticised Israel's assault on the besieged Palestinian enclave.



"650 Rockets being fired into Israel from Gaza in an attempt to overwhelm Israels Iron Dome: 173 intercepts, 4 people killed, and 28 wounded. What is @IlhanMN response to this violence? Will she condemn it?," tweeted Pierson, who was also the national spokesperson for Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.



Twitter users however were quick to point out that the video dates back to 2015 and shows missile attacks during the Ukrainian conflict.



American news website Mediaite accused Pierson of spreading a "fake video" in her Twitter attack on Omar.



The tweet has yet to be removed or corrected.