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Trump Tells Ilhan Omar And Somali Americans To 'Go Back'

Trump disparaged Somali Americans and Omar during a Cabinet meeting and told Somali Americans to go back to their country of origin.

Trump Tells Ilhan Omar And Somali Americans To 'Go Back'
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
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At a Dec. 2 Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump told Somali Americans to “go back” and insulted Rep. Ilhan Omar. The article also reports a planned ICE operation targeting undocumented Somali immigrants in Minnesota’s Twin Cities and local leaders’ response.

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose remarks targeted Omar and Somali Americans

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Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Representative targeted by Trump’s remarks

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Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Representative (R-SD)

Homeland Security secretary who recommended a travel ban

ALSO MENTIONED  Jacob Frey, Minneapolis mayor responding to the planned ICE operation

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Omar Responds to Trump's Comments About Somali Community

Outlets agree that Trump criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants at a Cabinet meeting. Left-leaning outlets frame the remarks as bigoted attacks and highlight Omar's response. Center outlets mostly recount the remarks alongside her response and related context, including planned immigration enforcement. Right-leaning outlets focus on Trump's criticism of Omar and Somali immigration; some present his position sympathetically, while another foregrounds Omar's warning about possible violence.

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