Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN) suggested on Wednesday that Trump supporters might use violence against Somali migrants, while she brushed off a massive Somali-connected fraud scandal in Minnesota that cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
Omar told CNN host Jake Tapper that Trump’s comments about the fraud scandal, and, in particular, Somali immigrants, “creates fear.”
“And there is a possible danger that a lot of the people who follow the president have exhibited violence in many cases, especially in my case, whenever he has said something about me that is derogatory or says I’m a threat to the country, I have gotten death threats,” the Democrat said.
“There are so many people that have been incarcerated over the years that have been encouraged by the president’s words,” Omar claimed. “And so there is fear for Somalis, not just in Minnesota, but across the country, that some of these people might attack and harm them.”
“And so, to me, it is important for us, one, to remind folks that we are Americans,” she added. “We’re not going anywhere, and we will continue to be in this country. And two, that Minnesotans are resilient, and we will continue to thrive.”
Further, Omar brushed off the fraud scandal when she was pressed about its concentration in Minnesota by Tapper. The rep merely blamed a lack of “guardrails” because the schemes started during COVID, though Omar notably did not condemn the fraud during the segment.
The fraud scheme in Minnesota deals with billions of stolen taxpayer dollars during the tenure of Democrat Gov. Tim Walz. Notably, it’s been largely tied to the Somali community, and some stolen money was allegedly funneled to Al-Shabaab terrorists, according to City Journal.
🚨🇺🇸 JAKE TAPPER ASKS OMAR WHY MINNESOTA FRAUD GOT SO OUT OF CONTROL… SHE BLAMES “GUARDRAILS”
CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Rep. Ilhan Omar on why the $1 billion Feeding Our Future fraud scheme involving mostly Somali perpetrators spiraled so badly in her state.
Her answer… pic.twitter.com/wacQffwL8S
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 4, 2025
Trump on Tuesday railed against Somali migrants, who he said “ripped off” taxpayers and, generally, contribute “nothing” to the U.S., citing a welfare rate of 88%.
“I hear … Somalians ripped off that state for billions of dollars, billions, every year,” the president said. “And they contribute nothing. Their welfare [rate] is like 88% — they contribute nothing.”
“I don’t want ’em in our country, I’ll be honest with you. Some will say, ‘Oh, that’s not politically correct.’ I don’t care,” Trump continued. “I don’t want them in our country.”
“Their country is no good for a reason, their country stinks, and we don’t want them in our country. I could say that about other countries, too,” he said. “We have to rebuild our country — our country is at a tipping point. We can go one way or the other, and we are gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country.”
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Referring to Omar and “her friends,” Trump added, “These aren’t people who work; these aren’t people who say, ‘Let’s go, let’s make this place great.’ These are people who do nothing but complain, and from where they came from, they got nothing.”
“When they come from hell, and they complain and do nothing but b****, we don’t want them in our country. Let them go back from where they came from and fix it. We don’t want them in our country,” he said.
🚨BREAKING: President Trump has HAD IT with these illegal aliens that are RIPPING-OFF our Country.
“Somalians—They contribute nothing!”
“I don’t want them in our country, I’ll be honest with you. Some will say that it is not politically correct. I DON’T CARE!”
“Their country… pic.twitter.com/SjUf4M8XT6
— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) December 2, 2025
Reacting to Trump’s comments, Omar claimed Trump often uses “very bigoted, xenophobic, Islamophobic, racist rhetoric.”
“I’m not shocked, because we know that the president oftentimes resorts to very bigoted, xenophobic, Islamophobic, racist rhetoric when he is trying to scapegoat and deflect from the actual failures that he has himself,” she said. “We know that this administration has not fulfilled the majority of the promises that they’ve made, whether it is bringing costs down, whether it is the tariffs that are decimating businesses in the United States, whether it is the possible war crimes that his defense secretary is committing.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar responds to Trump’s attacks: He’s trying to ‘deflect’ from his ‘failures’
Watch the full video: https://t.co/v0DRknaiiC pic.twitter.com/bpZ0KxMxLf— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) December 4, 2025
Omar has notably used extreme language when it comes to President Trump. Just last month, the rep seemed to openly threaten anyone “collaborating” with the Trump administration.
Shockingly dangerous: Ilhan Omar openly threatens anyone “collaborating” with the Trump administration during a recent organizing call for May Day Strong.
She tells her radical base to make them “pay a costly price” at a time when their “price” is increasingly assassination. pic.twitter.com/NpAghfrAV1
— Tudor Dixon (@TudorDixon) December 4, 2025
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