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‘Thrown Out of the Country’: Trump Erupts

Rep. Ilhan Omar criticized President Trump’s repeated xenophobic attacks, responding publicly after he called immigrants 'garbage' during a recent meeting.

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump called Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar and her community garbage during a Cabinet meeting, singling her out by name.
  • After a shooting that wounded two National Guard members involving an Afghan national, the Trump administration planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids targeting Somali immigrants in the Minneapolis–St. Paul region.
  • Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison condemned the remarks, saying `Hearing him single out our people based solely on their race and country of origin is downright disgusting.`
  • On Tuesday night, Rep. Ilhan Omar replied on Bluesky, calling the president's obsession creepy and saying she hopes he gets the help he needs.
  • Legal rulings and policy shifts have framed the administration's tougher immigration posture, with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services pausing applications from 19 countries and U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruling against lowered standards for immigration arrests.
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