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Jan 21, 2026

Trump Escalates Criticism of Ilhan Omar While Aboard Air Force One

What began earlier this month as a viral White House jab at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has now turned into a broader campaign offensive, with President Donald Trump doubling down on his criticism of the Somali-born congresswoman and the Somali refugee community in the United States.


Omar said during an October appearance on The Dean Obeidallah Show that she was not worried about losing her U.S. citizenship or being sent back to Somalia, where she was born.

“I have no worry, I don’t know how they’d take away my citizenship and like deport me,” Omar said. “But I don’t even know why that’s such a scary threat. I’m not the 8-year-old who escaped war anymore. I’m grown, my kids are grown. I could go live wherever I want.”

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On Nov. 10, the White House posted on X a 2024 photo of Trump waving from a McDonald’s drive-thru window, replying to a clip in which Omar said she was unconcerned about being deported.

The photo — taken during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania — quickly circulated online and was widely interpreted as a taunting “good-bye” message aimed at the Minnesota lawmaker.

Now, the feud has reignited. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump referenced the allegation that Omar had entered the U.S. through a fraudulent marriage.

“She supposedly came into our country by marrying her brother,” he said. “If that’s true, she shouldn’t be a congresswoman, and we should throw her the hell out of the country.”

The president also broadened his remarks to criticize Somali immigration overall.

“Somalis have caused us a lot of trouble, and they cost us a lot of money,” Trump said. “What the hell are we paying Somalia for? We have Ilhan Omar who does nothing but complain about our Constitution and our country! We’re not taking their people anymore — in fact, we’re sending them back.”

Trump has often accused Omar of being “anti-American,” previously telling her and other progressive “Squad” members to “go back” to their “broken and crime-infested countries.” Omar responded earlier this month by calling Trump a “lying buffoon” and saying his story about Somalia’s president refusing to take her back was fabricated.

The White House has signaled that it will not walk back the president’s latest statements. A senior aide said Trump was “reminding voters that America’s generosity should never be repaid with contempt.”

Omar’s family fled Somalia’s civil war in 1991 and spent several years in a Kenyan refugee camp before settling in the United States. She was elected to Congress in 2018, becoming one of the first Muslim women and the first Somali-American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The renewed confrontation underscores the political tension between Trump and radical members of the “Squad.” It comes amidst growing concerns about immigration policy and the vetting of immigrants in the aftermath of an Afghan refugee’s shooting of two National Guard members over the Thanksgiving holiday.

DHS Rips The Doxing Of Agents Involved In Alex Pretti Shooting

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a warning Monday, urging the public and media outlets not to publish personal identifying information in connection with the Alex Pretti shooting incident in Minneapolis, following concerns that the widespread dissemination of such data could put individuals at risk or interfere with ongoing investigations.

DHS officials said the release or circulation of personal information — including home addresses, phone numbers or other identifying details — can expose individuals to harassment, threats or criminal activity. The department emphasized that law-enforcement agencies involved in the case are working to ensure accurate information is released through official channels.

“DHS will never confirm or deny attempts to dox our law enforcement officers,” a spokesperson told Newsmax, following a report claiming to have identified the two CBP agents who fired on Pretti during a violent tussle on a Minneapolis street.

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“Doxing our officers put their lives and their families in serious danger.”

ProPublica, a left-leaning news outlet, reported that it has seen federal records identifying two agents, aged 43 and 35, from South Texas who were involved in the shooting of Pretti, 37. Newsmax could not independently verify the names mentioned and is choosing not to disclose them.

“Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and rapists,” the DHS statement added. “Now, thanks to the malicious rhetoric of sanctuary politicians, they are under constant threat from violent agitators.

“They are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks against them, and an 8,000% increase in death threats against them. Publicizing their identities puts their lives and the lives of their families at serious risk.

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