Posted on 12/28/2025 6:55:55 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s defense of Somalia’s territorial claims and her opposition to the recognition of an independent Somaliland has been criticized as authorities ramp up investigations into alleged mass fraud in her home state.
One analyst argued the corruption scandal allegedly involving Somali communities in Minnesota is relevant when contrasting failures in Somalia and the stability of Somaliland, an autonomous region that Omar has opposed recognizing.
Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, claimed highlighting the difference between the two regions "mattered."
"The corruption exposed in Minnesota mirrors the governance failures that have plagued Somalia for decades," Rubin told Fox News Digital.
"Somaliland has charted a different course entirely, relying on internal accountability rather than international assistance and that distinction matters right now," he said.
Minnesota was engulfed in controversy after revelations that fraud losses across multiple government programs since 2018 could total billions of dollars, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Federal authorities have also already dismantled a $250 million scheme tied to the "Feeding Our Future" case, for example, which resulted in 78 indictments and dozens of convictions.
The case was described by FBI Director Kash Patel as "the tip of a very large iceberg."
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The Walz are closing in....
Neuter this ugly, vile puta and ship it back to the craphole it crawled out of....NEVER to return.
Import thousands of corrupt Somalis and what do you become e?
What do the taxpayers have to say about these scandals?
I like it!
We should support Somiland just to irritate the left. Why do you think Israel is doing so.
Until this weekend, the rest of the world had never heard of Somaliland.
Clearly she is involved in this too.
Somaliland sounds like a cheesy theme park. Won’t make it against Dollywood or Graceland.
Throw that lying ignorant Slut out. STAT. ASAP, NOW!!
Send the bitch home.
Enough insults?
I wish I had more - since they are ALL true. Begone, witch.
You forgot Puntland.
It really doesn't matter what "Rep. Ilhan Omar" cares about anything. All that matters is she needs to go.
“her opposition to the recognition of an independent Somaliland”
Two nations living side by side in peace. Right, Ilhan?
Ilhan Omar, (D-Somalia)
Well at least the stupid, overblown Epstein crap is finally on the back burner where it belongs, and the spotlight is on Ms. Omar and her Somali criminal compatriots. Maybe we can also steamroll Judge Boasberg and deport several millions more people while we’re at it!
🚨NICK SHIRLEY’S FRAUD VIDEO HITS 75 MILLION VIEWS
- FOX NEWS AIRS HIS FOOTAGE
- THE INSTITUTIONAL MEDIA GATEKEEPERS JUST LOST
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2005276298403598512
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