Trump again disparages Somali immigrants: ‘They’re all crooks’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday went on another tirade against Somali immigrants, declaring during his Cabinet meeting that “they’re all crooks.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “The Somalians, what they’ve done to Minnesota, the Somalians, crooked as hell. Ilhan Omar, crooked as hell,” he said, referring to the Democratic congresswoman from the state. “They’re all crooks, and we got them, we got them. Now we’re putting the clamps on,” Trump said. The president made the remarks while talking about the work being done by Vice President JD Vance’s fraud task force. It’s unclear what he was accusing Omar of. A spokesperson for Omar did not immediately respond to a request for comment. After his remarks about Somalis, Trump touted his administration’s work last week making additional fraud arrests in Minnesota. Trump has appeared fixated on Somalis in the state since news reports last year about dozens of people of Somali descent having been convicted in fraud schemes related to Covid relief that netted over $1 …
