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Trump vs Ilhan Omar heats up; POTUS asks lawmaker to go back to Somalia after 'garbage' remark

Omar rejected Trump’s remarks and said she and her community would not be intimidated.

Trump vs Ilhan Omar heats up; POTUS asks lawmaker to go back to Somalia after 'garbage' remark
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
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President Trump attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants at a Dec. 2 Cabinet meeting, telling them to go back where they came from. Omar rejected the remarks and said she and her community would not be intimidated.

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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 who responded publicly

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who attacked Omar and Somali immigrants

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ALSO MENTIONED  Jacob Frey, Minneapolis mayor who criticized Trump’s remarks

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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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