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From Mogadishu to Minneapolis, Somalis reject Trump's bigoted remarks | Donald Trump News

Trump singled out Omar in his remarks, and she said his attacks bring threats to her family and staff.

From Mogadishu to Minneapolis, Somalis reject Trump's bigoted remarks | Donald Trump News
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
Dec 4, 2025
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Somalis and Somali Americans condemned President Donald Trump’s derogatory remarks about their community and Representative Ilhan Omar. The article reports fear in Minneapolis amid immigration enforcement actions and describes community members’ public response.

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This story reports what happened without casting Omar in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Omar’s record.

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Ilhan Omar
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U.S. representative targeted by Trump’s remarks

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Donald Trump
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President whose remarks about Somalis and Omar prompted the reported backlash

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ALSO MENTIONED  Abukar Arman, Former U.S. envoy to Somalia; Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, Somalia’s defence minister; Faisal Roble, Somali American and former Los Angeles city planner who discussed the political implications of the remarks; Hamza Barre, Somalia’s prime minister; Omar Fateh, Minnesota state senator who criticized Trump’s comments

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Trump Remarks About Ilhan Omar and the Somali Community

At a Dec. 2 Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump insulted Rep. Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants and said they should return to where they came from; Omar later responded publicly. Left-leaning outlets frame the remarks as racist or anti-immigrant attacks and emphasize Omar’s and Somali immigrants’ responses. Center outlets mostly recount the remarks and Omar’s reply, with some adding Minnesota fraud allegations or immigration-enforcement context. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s criticisms and accusations about Omar and Somali immigrants, with some also reporting Omar’s response.

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