(TNND) — During a speech where he planned to tout his administration’s economic success in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said Rep. Ilhan Omar does nothing but b*tch.
In response, the crowd cheered, “Get her out.” Trump has ramped up the rhetoric around Omar.
In response, the crowd cheered, “Get her out.” Trump has recently ramped up the rhetoric around Omar, attacking both her and Somalis.
Last week, Trump called the congresswoman “garbage” during a Cabinet Meeting.
During his speech, he added that “she comes from the worst country in the world.” Trump also made claims that she was in the U.S. illegally from Somalia and that she “married her brother.”
He also mocked he religious garb Omar wears.
Somalia has been front and center of an alleged fraud scandal in Minnesota. Trump called it the “great big Minnesota scam.”
Officials claim that portions of the money taken from Minnesota’s Medicaid and social-service programs were routed overseas to Somalia, which is where potential ties to terrorist organizations come in.
There are claims that Al-Shabaab, which is an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist organization operating in Somalia, may be involved in the scandal.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota has charged dozens of defendants across multiple schemes, including housing-assistance fraud, pandemic child-nutrition fraud, and millions of dollars in false billing for autism therapy. Collectively, prosecutors estimate taxpayers have lost billions.
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Trump travelled to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to talk about the economy, but veered off topic when calling out Omar.