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Trump escalates bigoted rant against Somali immigrants and calls for Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to be thrown 'out of our country'

Trump used Oval Office remarks to denigrate Somali immigrants and call for Omar to be expelled.

Trump escalates bigoted rant against Somali immigrants and calls for Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to be thrown 'out of our country'
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
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Donald Trump called for Somali immigrants, including Rep. Ilhan Omar, to leave the United States and repeated an allegation about Omar. Omar, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Sen. Tina Smith condemned his remarks.

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Donald Trump R · President of the United States

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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 0% good look
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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who called for Somali immigrants and Omar to be expelled from the United States

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Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Minnesota congresswoman targeted by Trump’s remarks and a respondent to them

Omar's version of this story ↗

MAGA commentator who called for Omar to be denaturalized

Tina Smith
D · MN · SEN

Minnesota senator who criticized Trump’s remarks in a post

ALSO MENTIONED  Hamza Abdi Barre, Somali prime minister who commented on Trump’s remarks; Jacob Frey, Minneapolis mayor who defended Somali Americans and the city’s welcome to them

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Trump Makes Remarks About Ilhan Omar and Somali Community

Outlets agree that Trump called Rep. Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants garbage at a Cabinet meeting, and that Omar criticized his remarks. Left-leaning outlets frame the remarks as racist and dehumanizing, with coverage also rebutting claims about Somali contributions. Center outlets foreground criticism from Omar and the Congressional Black Caucus, while some also discuss fears of immigration enforcement. Right-leaning outlets report Omar’s criticism alongside a White House defense of Trump.

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