US EditionTrump says he doesn't want Somalis in the US, urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it
Trump accused Somali immigrants of welfare reliance and fraud, targeting Minnesota's community amid plans for immigration enforcement operations by ICE, officials said.
- At the end of a televised White House Cabinet meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly used derogatory language about Somali immigrants, sparking backlash in Minnesota's Somali‑American communities via Somali‑language platforms.
- After a shooting last week by an Afghan migrant who wounded two National Guard troops, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the incident showed the need to finish the president's mass deportation operation, while observers say the rhetoric aims to mobilize MAGA movement support.
- Reports say U.S. President Donald Trump used terms such as `garbage` for Somali immigrants and urged them to `go back to where they came from and fix it`, while Vice President JD Vance appeared to support these remarks and personal insults targeted Representative Ilhan Omar.
- Community leaders condemned the comments, Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright criticized their roots in bigotry, and Jacklyn Rogers, spokesperson for Representative Ilhan Omar, said the congresswoman hopes Trump `gets the help he needs`.
- Following the rhetoric spike last week, critics warn the tactics aim to stoke immigration fears, deepening tensions in immigration and deportation debates and energizing the MAGA movement.
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‘Real fear’ in Somali community after Trump comments, says Minneapolis councillor
We spoke to one of the officials who condemned President Trump’s comments about Somalis in America, Minneapolis councillor Jamal Osman. We began by asking if he’d ever heard this kind of talk from someone so senior in US politics.
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WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants Tuesday, calling them “garbage” he does not want in the United States in an outburst that captured the raw nativism that has animated his approach to immigration.
He called the Somali immigrants "gonoie" and said that he should be sent back home, in a statement that his administration intensified the measures to combat illegal immigration of Somalis without documents in Minnesota, writes The Guardian.Tump attacked him in his speech and Ilhan Omar, a democratic representative from Congress who comes from Somalia, but has an American citizen who is very critical to the US government.Tump further said that S…
US President Donald Trump is critical of disrespectful statements about Somali immigrants. The Republican politician insulted country in a meeting.
"Poisonous racism": Trump ripped by Minnesota Democrats for "disgusting" tirade against Somalis
President Donald Trump is facing stern criticism from Democrats in Minnesota for his comments condemning Somali immigrants, many of whom live in the North Star State. Trump railed against Somalis on Tuesday, referring to them as “garbage” and saying he doesn’t “want them in our country.” “These are people that do nothing but complain,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting at the White House. “When they come from hell and they complain and do noth…
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