India, April 22 -- Ilhan Omar came under fresh scrutiny this week after sharply responding to a reporter's questions about major discrepancies in her financial disclosure forms.

The tense exchange comes after Omar amended her financial filings, dramatically reducing the reported value of assets she shares with her husband, Tim Mynett from millions of dollars to a much smaller amount.

The confrontation happened on Tuesday when a reporter from Lindell TV approached Omar and asked about the large difference between her original and revised filings.

"Congresswoman Omar, the last time I spoke to you, you said I was stupid for asking about your financial disclosure, but there's some discrepancies on there. Would you like to explain that? How...