"Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar called President Trump's comments about Somali Americans "disgusting" and says he has an "unhealthy obsession" with her and the Somali community. She tells @margbrennan this level of dehumanizing her community can lead to dangerous actions by those who... pic.twitter.com/cedTPU3P34 - Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) December 7, 2025 "His obsession with me is creepy," Omar wrote on Twitter on Tuesday in response."
"During her Sunday interview, Omar said she's "pretty confident" those claims are false, and that if not, then that would be a "failure of the FBI." She added that, of course, if U.S. tax dollars are being fraudulently sent to sponsor terrorism, then "we want those people prosecuted, and we want to make sure that that doesn't ever happen again.""
"About 84,000 people of Somali descent live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, which is about one-third of all Somalis in the U.S. Ninety-five percent of Somalis in Minnesota are U.S. citizens. Yet the Department of Homeland Security recently launched Operation Metro Surge-another one of its immigration crackdowns on Democrat-led cities -in Minneapolis, in which several ICE agents have been spotted in areas heavily populated by Somalis. Amid fear of being detained, some Somali Americans have said they now their U.S. passports everywhere."
Ilhan Omar described President Trump's comments about Somali Americans as "disgusting" and said he has an "unhealthy obsession" with her and the Somali community. Omar warned that dehumanizing rhetoric can lead to dangerous actions against marginalized groups. Trump told reporters that "Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country." The Treasury Department opened an investigation into the terrorism claims, and House Republicans launched a probe into Governor Walz. Omar said she is "pretty confident" the claims are false and called proven fraud a "failure of the FBI." About 84,000 Somalis live in Minneapolis–St. Paul; DHS launched Operation Metro Surge and ICE agents have been spotted, prompting fear and increased carrying of passports among Somali Americans.
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