So It Is Just Racism And Xenophobia

Ilhan Omar: "Over 90% of Minnesota Somalis are citizens of this country ... a lot of Somalis when Trump first got elected decided to carry a passport ID because they knew he wasn't only coming for people who are undocumented, that he would come for immigrants who are citizens." pic.twitter.com/Kd1PnvWozo

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2025

Ilhan Omar points out that Tom Emmer -- who this morning pushed racist lies about Somalis on Fox -- actually has a lot of Somali constituents pic.twitter.com/EUVlM3S4nR

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2025

MS NOW: Are you getting any support from Republican colleagues saying this kind of rhetoric isn't okay?

ILHAN OMAR: No. And it isn't surprising because the Republicans have bent the knee. They've welcomed his disgusting rhetoric. I'm not expecting any of them to develop a… pic.twitter.com/NXrvW5Z8lT

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2025

Ilhan Omar: "He's always been a racist, a bigot, xenophobic, and Islamophobic. We know that he called African nations 'shit holes' during his first administration. We know that when he came down that escalator, he said he was going to stop Muslim immigration ... most of us are… pic.twitter.com/vFlwchrMk2

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2025

This vile hate speech is dangerous.

The repeated targeting of @IlhanMN not only puts her and her family at risk, but also every Somali, every woman in hijab, every Muslim, and every woman of color.

Shameful.https://t.co/mYj2wGf8QJ

— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) December 3, 2025

Trump hates Ilhan Omar because she's an intelligent, competent, and eloquent (in the best sense!) woman of color. And he has the vocabulary (and sensibilities) of a third-grader.

MS NOW reporter presents Trump's shameful racism towards Somalis as merely "a different view" pic.twitter.com/QsT8CRDF5b

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2025

None dare call it racism.