Minneapolis Mayor Blasted For Conducting Victory Speech In Somali

Minneapolis Mayor Blasted For Conducting Victory Speech In Somali

This article, authored by Mark Tanos is republished under the Creative Commons “CC BY-NC-ND” license with permission from The Daily Caller News Foundation. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey drew conservative outrage after delivering part of his victory speech in Somali following his third-term win Tuesday. Frey spoke for nearly a minute in Somali to a crowd of supporters, thanking them repeatedly in their native language before switching to English. …

Minneapolis mayor Frey sparks debate with post-election speech to Somalian constituents

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) has ignited a firestorm with a victory speech that’s anything but conventional. Reelected to a third term, Frey celebrated by addressing supporters in Somali and sporting a T-shirt proclaiming “I Love Somalia,” drawing both praise for diversity and sharp criticism for what some see as pandering, as Breitbart reports. Frey’s journey to a third term wasn’t without turbulence, as his campaign navigated internal rift…