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Trump Declares That ‘Pirating Ships’ Is the ‘Only Thing’ Somalis Are ‘Good at’ in Stunning Briefing Rant

Trump criticized Somalia as the worst country and halted Somali refugee applications, highlighting arrests of criminal illegal aliens linked to Minnesota's Somali community.

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump at the White House briefing marking his first anniversary called Somalia `probably the worst` and said Somalis are `pirating ships`.
  • Last month, President Donald Trump continued criticizing Rep. Ilhan Omar and the Somali community amid prosecutors' claims of an industrial-scale fraud scheme in Minnesota.
  • During a 15-minute presentation, President Donald Trump held up photos labeled `Minnesota` and called `criminal illegal aliens` and halting Somali refugee applications.
  • His remarks singled out Rep. Ilhan Omar as President Donald Trump told reporters he `can't stand` Omar while displaying photos of alleged criminal immigrants, intensifying tensions with Minnesota's Somali community on Tuesday.
  • Framing the remarks as law-and-order, President Donald Trump highlighted ICE arrests and claimed $19 billion at a minimum is missing in Minnesota during his first anniversary briefing.
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