US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that alleged theft and fraud in Minnesota was far higher than the originally projected $19 billion, accusing the previous Biden administration of knowing about
the issue and failing to act.
In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump targeted Ilhan Omar, referring to her as a “scammer” and saying she and others should be jailed or “sent back to Somalia”. He also criticised Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, calling him “corrupt” or “incompetent” over the alleged fraud.
In recent weeks the US President has lashed out at Somali immigrants, alleging large-scale public benefit fraud in Minnesota’s Somali community, the largest in the country with around 80,000 members.
Omar is a constant target of Donald Trump’s attacks, had just called for the US President’s homeland security chief Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of immigration agents killing two US citizens in a matter of weeks.
