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

Trump insulted Omar during remarks about Somali Americans, and she responded by calling his fixation on her “creepy.”

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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Ilhan Omar D · MN-5
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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
D · MN-5

Representative targeted by Trump’s remarks

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose remarks targeted Omar and Somali Americans

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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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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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