Kevin Sorbo @ksorbs | If Somalians are the backbone of Minnesota, why are nearly 80% of them still on welfare after being here for 10+ years? (TRANSCRIPT of 2 min video)

X.com ^ | 2/16/2026 | Kevin Sorbo @ksorbs, Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas)

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The following post features the TRANSCRIPT of a 2 min video clilp from the House Oversight committee meeting on January 7, 2026, investigating Somali fraud in Minnesota.

https://x.com/ksorbs/status/2023510195247140995 

Feb 16, 2026

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Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): Mr. Ballou, again thank you for being here.
Let me ask you, does large scale Somali immigration
Make Minnesota stronger or weaker?

Brendan Ballou (former DOJ Special Counsel): Certainly stronger.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): Certainly stronger. Do you know what percentage of Somali headed housholds in Minnesota are on food stamps?

Brendan Ballou: No.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): 54%. Do you know what that number is for native Minnesota headed households?

Brendan Ballou: Well, to be clear, a majority of the...

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): It's 7%. There's a big difference between 54% and 7% is there not?

Brendan Ballou: Excuse me, Sir. Could I...could I answer the question?

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): Let me move on, we've got a lot of questions here. What percentage of Somali headed households in Minnesota are on Medicaid?

Brendan Ballou: I don't know.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): It's 73%. Do you know what that number is for Minnesota native households?

Brendan Ballou: Again, you're using the phrase 'Minnesota native households,' but the majority...

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): The number...

Brendan Ballou: If, if ...

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): ...is 18%. That's quite an astounding difference, I think we would agree.

Brendan Ballou: Can I answer the question please?

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): Let me ask you one more and then we can go into that. What percentage of Somali headed households are on Welfare in general?
Rep.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): It's 81%. What about...let me just ask you, after 10 years of being in the United States, what percentage of Somali immigrant households are on, continue to be on Welfare?

Brendan Ballou: I don't know.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): The number is 78%. So even after 10 years, 78% of Somali immigrant continue to be on Welfare. Do you know what that number is for native Minnesota headed households?

Brendan Ballou: Again you're using....

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): Non Somali Immigrant headed households.

Brendan Ballou: If I can just answer the question.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): Go for it.

Brendan Ballou: You're using the phrase, 'native Minnesotans'; the majority of Somali Minnesotans are as Minnesotan as any of us. They were born in the United States. It's only 8,000 of the 108,000 Somali's here....

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): And nevertheless, the Welfare usage is astoundingly different. Let me ask you again, does that make Minnesota stronger or weaker?

Brendan Ballou: Again, I'd like the opportunity to answer the question here.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): Of course.

Brendan Ballou: So, again, the majority of of Somalis in Minnesota are born in the United States, as I understand it...

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): Okay, what percentage of working age Somalians that have been in the U.S. for 10 years or more, 10 years or more, how many of them speak English very well?

Brendan Ballou: I don't know.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas): About half. The answer is about half. That seems pretty low, doesn't it?

Brendan Ballou: Again...

~~~~END OF TRANSCRIPT

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: captainobvious; shutupandact; theyrenot

[butlerweave]

Same in the UK , muslims the Welfare Cult , laziest group in the world

[MotorCityBuck]

Gee. Thanks Hercules. :)

[rdcbn1]

More to the point , if almost 80% of Somali households are on welfare and not working, what the heck do they need day care for?

Day care is intended for working families where both parents need to have jobs to get by for paying bills and need daycare for their children while they are at work.

[MotorCityBuck]

Oh. I remembered that we don't care about when Hollywood disagrees with us.
Except when they do Do agree with me. Like shooting fish in a barrel. LOL!!!!

[BenLurkin]

Fraud is the backbone of Minnesota.

[shelterguy]

They get what they want because they vote early and often for democrats.

[Tench_Coxe]

But I hear the graduates of their ‘Learing Centers’ are sweeping the National Spelling Bee.

[EasySt]

Lazy may not be accurate.

Highly motivated, parasitic invading conquerors, enjoying horrific success, turbo charged with corrupt left leaning assistance, perhaps?

~Easy

[thinden]

Here’s 2 min video of your superman, bitt

[lee martell]

I have been waiting for former actor Kevin Sorbo to try running for elective office. He’s a good speaker and has the right attitude about what our society needs.
Many actors move into politics later on in life.
I think actor Dean (Superman) Cain is now a part of ICE.

[No name given]

Good for Dean.

[Bob434]

almost 70% of our ‘much needed illegal aliens’ who supposedly ‘do the jobs Americans don’t wanna do’ are on welfare and NEVER lift a finger to work their entire lives after they get here-

[No name given]

Exactly.

[ansel12]

You must be drunk.

[Freee-dame]

One of the Somali scams is that woman A runs an in-home daycare. She babysits woman B’s children. Woman B runs an in home daycare. She babysits woman A’s children . Both are highly subsidized by taxpayers for their “businesses“

[TexasFreeper2009]

no one not actually born in America should ever be eligible for welfare.

[Texas Eagle]

Don’t bother them with details!

[rolling_stone]

thats not fair using facts...we are supposed to believe the b.s.

[Tennessee Nana]

SHUSH

Youre not supposed to notice that...