Trump Attacks Somali Immigrants and Rep. Ilhan Omar in Controversial Cabinet Meeting Remarks

Dec 03, 2025 04:20 am CST

President Trump denounced Somali immigrants during a cabinet meeting, calling Somalia a failed state and targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar amid a major fraud investigation in Minnesota involving Somali Americans. The remarks come after his administration ended deportation protections for Somalis that had been in place since 1991.