When we talked about the rise of Somali clan warfare in American politics the other day, admittedly, the evidence was mostly anecdotal. There were a few reports and social media posts claiming that thousands of Somalis in Minneapolis had rejected Omar Fateh, the Somali mayoral candidate, because he belonged to the Darood clan. You see, according to these social media posts, many Somalis in Minneapolis are members of the rival Hawiye clan, and they’d rather abstain — or even vote for Jacob Frey, a white guy — rather than betray their clan’s honor and support Omar Fateh. That’s how deep these clan loyalties supposedly go.
If all of this is true, it may be the clearest sign yet — among many, many others — that all migration from Somalia needs to be terminated immediately. Additionally, Somalia’s “temporary protected status,” which has shielded Somalis from deportation for decades for no discernible reason whatsoever, must be revoked as well. Whatever your position on immigration policy may be, no reasonable person can seriously suggest that we should import full-on tribal warfare to our streets.
But again, it’s critically important to determine whether this story is true — whether it’s accurate to say that foreign blood feuds are indeed influencing elections in this country, causing civil disturbance, and so on. And indeed, just 24 hours later, all doubt has been removed. Ilhan Omar, probably the single most vocal and resentful Somali in all of U.S. politics, has just delivered a speech in which she attacks Somali voters who didn’t support Omar Fateh. Specifically, she calls for Somalis who didn’t support Omar Fateh — including Somalis who rejected him because of his clan affiliation — to be “expelled” from the country. She wants the traitorous Somalis in the Hawiye clan to be forcibly removed from Minneapolis, as quickly as possible.
In other words, in a somewhat unexpected turn of events, Somalis are now the foremost advocates for Somali deportation in this country. Ilhan Omar is to the Right of Tom Homan on this one. ICE is saying they want to prioritize the removal of illegal aliens who commit serious crimes. Meanwhile, Ilhan Omar and the “Darood clan” are essentially out here calling for predawn raids at the local Somali preschool, family separations, and everything. They’ll be front row at the next Trump rally, chanting “send them back” in a language that no one can understand. Who said tribal politics can’t be entertaining?
Here is a small portion of Omar’s full remarks as reported by Andy Ngo, since Omar is subtitled because she can’t be bothered to speak in English. Watch:
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar lectured and lashed out at Somali American voters who didn’t support Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis mayoral election. Some analysts believe inter-tribal disputes among Somalis divided the vote. pic.twitter.com/YkNFUz1VdG
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) November 10, 2025
Credit: @MrAndyNgo/X.com
Later on in this footage, according to the translation, Ilhan Omar attacks Somalis who translate her speeches into English. She claims those Somalis are misrepresenting her words and trying to get her in trouble (or even arrested). Or at least, I think that’s what Ilhan Omar is saying, based on the translation that was done by translators she’s attacking. For all I know, the translators are messing with her, in a very meta way.
That said, Omar has challenged these kinds of translations in the past, with little success. As you might remember, about two years ago, there was a dispute about what Ilhan Omar said during one of these speeches — specifically, there was a dispute about whether she really said that she wants to use her position in Congress to advance Somalia’s interests. Omar disputed the translation that was making the rounds online. In response, The Daily Wire commissioned a professional, independent translation of Omar’s remarks and found that the online translation was mostly accurate. So we’ll assume — especially since Omar’s team hasn’t pushed back on this latest video in any way — that the remarks above are mostly accurate as well.
That would mean that, indeed, all of the TikToks and social media posts coming from Somalis in Minneapolis are accurate. Somalis are at each other’s throats because of clan warfare, to the point that they’re influencing elections in this country, as many of these posts are saying. Here are just a few examples where various Somalis reference qabiil, or inter tribal conflict, playing a key role in the race. Watch:
“They dragged Qabil into his campaign … a lesson for all the wallahis/new generation” pic.twitter.com/y8g6A91Gs8
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) November 7, 2025
Credit: @DrewPavlou/X.com
“The entire campaign became about qabiil (inter tribal conflict) – Jacob Frey is good but he’s not Somali” pic.twitter.com/MrRpNEhL06
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) November 7, 2025
Credit: @DrewPavlou/X.com
Somali TikTok: “Omar Fateh asked his people to support him, but they went and danced for the white man, because of qabiil (clan-conflict).”
THREAD: Somali TikTok is awash with dozens of viral videos complaining that inter-clan conflict (known as qabiil) sunk Omar Fateh’s mayoral… pic.twitter.com/msVVmluCwJ
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) November 7, 2025
Credit: @DrewPavlou/X.com
Tribal differences are such a major part of life in Minnesota that the state’s Department of Health has published guidance on the topic: “Clans are a very sensitive topic for many Somalis. Enduring tension between rival clans has been a major factor in the ongoing conflict in Somalia. Clinicians should avoid discussing clans with Somali patients as many may find it disrespectful or offensive.”
So if you’re a doctor, it’s apparently dangerous to even broach the topic of a Somali’s clan identity. You might get roughed up, I guess. That’s how important these affiliations are to these people.
To be clear, it’s not just last Tuesday’s vote in Minneapolis that was influenced — and probably decided by — these various clan differences among Somalis. This phenomenon is far more widespread than that. In fact, Somalis have brought their tribal disputes all the way to Maine, where less than 10,000 Somalis reportedly live.
This is an analysis from Steve Robinson, an editor of the Maine Wire, one of the top news outlets in the entire state:
A Somali source in Maine offers this explainer on the clan dynamics unfolding in Maine/U.S. politics: The Darood clan dominates Somali political representation in Maine but by population, other clans have massive presence but for some reasons the Darood LOVE power. People including figures like Ilhan Omar, Deqa Dhalac, Yusuf Yusuf, Omar Fateh, Safiya Khalid, Abdullahi Ali are from the same sub-clans of Darood (Ogaden and Majeeteen). In Somalia, however, the Darood are just one of the four major clans—alongside Hawiye, Rahanweyn, and Dir—without overall dominance.
Before we continue with Steve Robinson’s post, it probably goes without saying that, from the perspective of actual Americans, none of these geographical differences or clan affiliations really matter. All of these people need to go back to Somalia, without exception. The Somali legislators in Maine sound exactly like the Somali legislators in Minnesota. They’re all talking about the importance of representing Somalia, and not America. Watch:
Maine State Rep says her priority is Somalia.pic.twitter.com/Q44BbwQ7FC
— (news) DOGE (@DOGE__news) June 19, 2025
Credit: @DOGE_news/X.com
When Americans see clips like this, we don’t exactly think of the “Hawiye” or the “Darood clan” (which, as far as I know, is completely unrelated to the song “Sandstorm.”). We just think of Somalis, and we want them out of the country. And that’s the appropriate response.
But as Steve Robinson reports, there’s a lot more going on under the hood:
Somali immigrants from these other clans, particularly in Minnesota’s large diaspora, have grown resentful of Darood’s rising influence in U.S. politics. For instance, when Nasri Warsame (non-Darood) ran for office in Minneapolis back in 2021, Darood-aligned groups reportedly blocked him and supported an Indian-born woman instead, preferring a non-Somali over someone from a rival clan. This intra-clan rivalry has led Hawiye, Rahanweyn, and Dir members—including those from Somaliland (which flies its own flag and seeks independence from Somalia)—to back non-Somali candidates. They supported Jewish incumbent Jacob Frey for mayor over a Somali opponent from a different clan, prioritizing clan loyalty over ethnic or religious solidarity.
Not that I doubt Steve Robinson’s reporting in any way, but I wanted to look into the case of “Nasri Warsame” to see the details of how a “non-Darood” politician might be shut out by “Darood-aligned groups.” Just out of a morbid sense of curiosity, I wanted to get a sense of what happened here. And I came across this video, which again, is subtitled.
This is former Minneapolis City Council candidate Nasri Warsame’s version of events. Watch:
🚨 Former Somalian Minneapolis City Council candidate Nasri Warsame explains how Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and her clansmen blocked him from ever seeking the DFL endorsement because of clan rivalry. Instead, they supported an ethnically Pakistani woman Aisha Chughtai.
“They… pic.twitter.com/qaZDHywQvg
— ✨ CheckMate ✨Bilicsan 🌼💫 (@Checkmatedsl) November 9, 2025
Credit: @Checkmatesl/X.com
Nasri Warsame — the “non-Darood” — is explaining how Ilhan Omar and her clan blocked him from ever getting the Democrat Party’s endorsement. Instead of backing Warsame, the Democrats backed an ethnically Pakistani woman named Aisha Chughtai: “They shouldn’t be teaming up to block me from ever getting the party’s endorsement, simply because I come from Mogadishu,” says Warsame. And apparently, people from Mogadishu belong to a separate clan from the Darood, known as the Hawiye.
The official story is that the state Democratic Party (known as the DFL) blocked Warsame because of an altercation at a political convention, and not because of his clan identity.
This is from the local Fox affiliate back in 2023:
The DFL’s executive committee voted to approve bylaws banning Warsame on Tuesday, after the organization conducted an investigation into the chaos of the Ward 10 convention that concluded Warsame’s campaign was responsible for the conflicts that emerged after his supporters rushed toward the stage when incumbent Aisha Chughtai was about to speak.
Here’s what that confrontation looked like:
Credit: Wedge LIVE/YouTube.com
You can debate whether this altercation is worth banning a candidate from participating in a political party that’s supposedly committed to democracy. But at a minimum, based on this footage, it’s plausible that Warsame has a point. It looks a lot like his supporters feel they were being robbed and mistreated, and that he was taken out in a backroom deal.
Certainly, there are Somali news outlets that seem to think these backroom deals are becoming more and more common.
This is a report from “Waagacusub Media,” which is obviously a name you can trust:
Members of the Hawiye community, who form a significant portion of the Somali population in Minneapolis — originally from Mogadishu, Galmudug, Hirshabelle, South West, and Jubbaland regions — have been emboldened by Jacob Frey’s win and are now vowing to reshape future elections, including the next Congressional race involving Ilhan Omar.
Of course, that would be the best possible outcome here, short of mass deportation. Imagine if Somalis are responsible for ousting Ilhan Omar from Congress. How exactly would they spin that outcome on MSNBC or MS NOW or whatever it’s called? And how would Ilhan Omar respond in that scenario? What exactly would the meltdown look like?
Courtesy of Ilhan Omar herself, we actually don’t need to guess the answer to that question. Watch:
Ilhan Omar said she doesn’t mind being deported. “I’m grown; I can live wherever.”
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 9, 2025
Credit: @Breaking911/X.com
Apparently, she doesn’t mind the idea of being deported in the slightest. She certainly wouldn’t miss anything about this country, which she openly despises. So there’s a real win-win possibility here. All that’s needed is for the Trump administration — or the Somali community, as the case may be — to step up to the plate.
And then, once Ilhan Omar is gone, we’d need a lot more deportations all over the country. Somali tribal conflicts aren’t just spilling out into the open in Minnesota and Maine. There’s also a very large Somali presence in Ohio. In fact, the Somali population in Columbus is the second-largest in the entire country. The clans in Columbus include the Darood clan, which is the majority, as well as the Hawiye, the Dir, and so on. So the demographic makeup is a lot like Minneapolis. The same is true in the Seattle Metro area, where tens of thousands of Somalis live.
As all of these populations grow, the tribal tensions are going to become more pronounced and more violent. More and more candidates will be elected (or sabotaged) on the basis of their clan, just like we’re seeing in Minneapolis. That’s inevitable. And in return, as Americans, we receive absolutely nothing. For incubating all of this tribal warfare, we’ll be defrauded, humiliated, and discarded the moment we’re not useful to these people. They will either destroy each other, or they’ll destroy us first — there’s no other possible outcome if we allow this to continue.
So we shouldn’t allow it to continue. Revoke Somalia’s temporary protected status, which never should have been granted in the first place. We gave the designation to Somalia in the early 1990s because of the collapse of the failed authoritarian regime that Ilhan Omar’s father worked for, and we’ve kept renewing it ever since. That needs to end, and the deportations need to begin. We need to stop pretending that we’re responsible for housing foreigners because they can’t manage their own countries. If we don’t — if we allow this favorable treatment to continue — then we’re all going to get a very detailed, clan-by-clan, up-close-and-personal history lesson as to why exactly countries like Somalia have torn themselves apart. And by that point, once we’ve all learned the lesson, we’ll be left with nothing. And the Somalis — including Ilhan Omar — will have happily moved onto the next country that they will strip-mine, denigrate, and ultimately destroy.
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