US EditionSomali American and Durham Resident Says 'President Trump’s Words Were Hurtful'
Minnesota Democrats urge GOP to denounce President Trump's derogatory remarks toward Somali residents, who number nearly 80,000, amid federal scrutiny over alleged fraud links to terrorism.
- On Thursday, Gov. Tim Walz denounced President Donald Trump’s Monday, Dec. 1 remarks calling Minnesota’s Somali community `garbage`, with Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and House Leader Rep. Zack Stephenson joining him.
- After Thanksgiving, federal scrutiny arose when a conservative think tank alleged fraud funds reached Al-Shabaab, and Trump's comments followed the administration's halt in asylum decisions and talk of ending temporary legal protections for Somalis.
- Minnesota hosts almost 80,000 Somalis, 78% in the Twin Cities, while Mayor Jacob Frey said almost all are documented citizens and residents like Sumeya feel unsafe.
- Walz pressed Republican lawmakers at the state's budget forecast to condemn Trump's rhetoric, but reporters' heavy questioning did not produce such a rebuke; the Senate DFL sent a letter Friday morning urging GOP lawmakers to denounce the remarks.
- Advocates say Trump's `garbage` rhetoric will intensify scrutiny, harm migrant-led organizations, and widen health disparities, with public health researchers calling racist rhetoric a public health threat.
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When Republican US President Donald Trump indiscriminately called on Somali immigrants to leave the country this week and called the state of Minnesota a fraud center, it attracted attention around the world. But the outburst was not accidental. Minnesota is being rocked by a case of fraud schemes worth hundreds of millions of dollars, in which members of the Somali community were also heavily involved. There is even suspicion that the money may…
Trump’s rhetoric about Somali Minnesotans endangers public health
President Donald Trump’s recent remarks labeling Somalis in Minnesota as “garbage,” represents a calculated element in broader rhetoric. His strategy of dehumanization targeting Black and Brown communities lays out the groundwork for exclusionary policies that directly exacerbate public health inequities. While not new, this pattern of racist and xenophobic rhetoric frames non-white newcomers as active threats to public health and security. Jus…
Trump facing criticism over xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants
President Trump has been facing criticism over his xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants in Minnesota – as the state governor Tim Waltz warned that kind of rhetoric “creates danger” and could lead to violence. It’s left many in the state’s Somali community feeling scared and intimidated Warning: this report contains strong language.
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Minnesota Democrats press GOP to condemn President Trump’s rhetoric toward Somalis
ST. PAUL — President Donald Trump’s criticism of Minnesota’s Somali community quickly became the focus of Minnesota’s biannual state budget forecast on Thursday, Dec. 4. Gov. Tim Walz started his address Thursday by denouncing Trump’s language on Monday, Dec. 1, during which Trump called Minnesota’s Somali community "garbage" and said he didn’t want Somalis in the U.S. “We've got little children going to school today who their president called t…
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