President Donald Trump’s attempt to ridicule a political opponent during a rally in Pennsylvania spiraled into an uncomfortable spectacle — not because the insults were new, but because his fixation appeared to push him into saying far more than he likely intended.

Trump was in Mount Pocono on Tuesday, Dec. 9, attempting to reassure supporters that the economy is strong and Americans are thriving under his leadership. But the speech quickly veered off course when he turned his attention to Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota congresswoman who has long been a favorite target.

Trump immediately slipped into mockery, misnaming her as “Elon Omar” and sneering, “whatever the hell her name is,” before fixating on her appearance “…with the little shoe, the little turban,” as the crowd laughed.

Omar, a Muslim lawmaker, wears a hijab — not a turban — as an expression of faith and modesty. Trump pressed on anyway, launching into a rant about Somalia, where Omar was born, declaring the country has “nothing” and adding, “They kill each other all the time. I love it.”

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He then repeated a long-debunked lie that Omar married her brother to enter the United States, despite the fact she was just 7 years old when her family fled Somalia’s civil war.“She married her brother to get in. Therefore she’s here illegally,” Trump falsely claimed, encouraging chants of “Send her back” from the crowd.

Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help. Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.He continues to be a national embarrassment. https://t.co/sFsGpxOf7o

But Trump wasn’t finished — and it was what came next that shifted the moment from crude insult to outright exposure.

Pivoting from Omar to immigration, Trump revived controversial comments he once denied making and now embrace openly.

Complaining about immigrants from African and developing nations while praising the idea of bringing in people from Northern Europe instead, Trump stated, “We had a meeting, and I say, ‘Why is it we only take people from sh-thole countries?’” Trump said, grinning as the crowd laughed. “Why can’t we have some people from Norway? Sweden? Denmark? Send us some nice people. Do you mind?”