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Trump Calls Ilhan Omar "Garbage" as His Team Breaks Out in Applause

Trump attacked Omar and Somali immigrants during a Cabinet meeting.

Trump Calls Ilhan Omar "Garbage" as His Team Breaks Out in Applause
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
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At a Cabinet meeting, Donald Trump insulted Representative Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants, while Cabinet members applauded. The article also reports Pope Leo’s call for alternatives to military force against Nicolás Maduro and describes U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.

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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 who attacked Omar and discussed action toward Venezuela

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Timothy J. Walz
Former U.S. Representative (D-MN)

Minnesota governor whose alleged connection to fraud was raised in a question to Trump

ALSO MENTIONED  Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan president whom Trump reportedly urged to leave the country; Pope Leo, Pope who urged Trump to seek alternatives to military force against Maduro

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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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