India, May 2 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday launched a sharp attack on Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar during a speech in Florida, reviving unproven claims about her personal life and making derogatory remarks about her country of origin, Somalia.

In his address, Trump alleged that Ilhan had married her brother, a claim that has circulated in right-wing circles but has never been substantiated, and mocked the supposed illegality of such a relationship. "I believe she married her brother, which is totally illegal," he said, adding sarcastically that they made "a lovely couple," before ridiculing her in a string of taunts.

Trump said, "I believe she married her brother, which is totally illegal, although it's a lovely couple,...