Posted on 06/11/2026 3:27:11 PM PDT by Libloather
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) could be “in a lot of trouble” for allegedly steering taxpayer money toward “fraudulent schemes,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said in the latest episode of “Pod Force One.”
The Kentucky Republican lauded the Trump administration’s latest efforts “to prosecute people in Minnesota” for alleged fraud and making an example out of “that Somali crime ring up there,” before suggesting Omar could eventually be a target of the crackdown.
“I do think Ilhan Omar is in a lot of trouble,” Comer told “Pod Force One” host Miranda Devine.
“You got a situation there where you look at some of the earmarks she requested for her district were for some of those fraudulent schemes,” he added.
It’s unclear which earmarks Comer was referring to.
In the wake of the Minnesota fraud scandals, Omar has drawn scrutiny for championing the 2020 MEALS Act, which eased oversight of school-meal requirements during the pandemic and set the stage for the $250 million Feeding Our Future scam.
She was also called out by Republican lawmakers earlier this year for attempting to earmark more than $1 million to a Somali-led addiction recovery organization that shares an address with a Minneapolis Somali restaurant. The earmark was removed from a broader spending package in January.
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I’m waiting for her citizenship to be revoked and for her to be sent back to Somalia!
I’ve become used to the irony that when Congressmen talk about someone or something being “in trouble”
It means they aren’t in trouble at all.
They just want to issue talking points and score political points.
More egregiously, Democrat Ilhan Omar’s campaign received thousands of dollars in donations from individuals later charged in the Minnesota Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, which involved misappropriating pandemic tax dollars.
Omar’s campaign received roughly $5,400 to $7,400 from suspects, which her office said was donated to local food charities.
In early 2021, two individuals—Ahmed Ghedi and Abdihakim Ahmed—linked to the Safari Restaurant and the fraud case donated a total of $5,400 to Omar’s campaign.
These Democrat donations came from individuals accused of using shell companies to receive over $1 million in fraudulent federal tax dollars intended for child nutrition.
Individuals convicted in the scheme, such as Feeding Our Future founder Amy Bock, have alleged that Omar knew of the fraud and helped create the conditions for it.
These donations came from Somali individuals accused of using shell companies to receive over $1 million in fraudulent federal child nutrition money. Following reports of the scandal, Omar’s office stated they donated the funds to local food shelves.
Democrats Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison also received canpaign donations.
Individuals implicated in the Feeding Our Future and related Minnesota welfare fraud scandal donated over $50,000 to various Democratic political campaigns.
While viral social media posts falsely claimed that Somali-led daycares funneled up to $35 million into campaigns, fact-checkers and campaign disclosure records confirmed those extreme figures are baseless.
Actual tracked campaign donations from the indicted fraudsters were relatively small, individual contributions distributed across several prominent Minnesota Democratic lawmakers.
Keith Ellison (Minnesota Attorney General) Received approximately $10,000 from individuals later convicted in the scheme. This included a $2,500 maximum individual contribution from defendant Gandi Mohamed.
Tim Walz (Minnesota Governor) Received nearly $10,000 in campaign contributions from supporters connected to Somali-operated daycare centers and home health services under scrutiny.
Jacob Frey (Minneapolis Mayor) Received $9,000 collectively from nine separate defendants indicted in the scandal.
Ilhan Omar (U.S. Representative) reelection campaign raked in $7,400 from defendants associated with the fraud, specifically from individuals who siphoned food programs to purchase luxury real estate.
Omar Fateh (Minnesota State Senator) Received roughly $11,000 from people implicated in the Feeding Our Future network.
Following federal indictments and public pressure, several of the campaigns—including those of Representative Ilhan Omar and Mayor Jacob Frey—stated they returned the fraud-linked cash once the connections were made clear.
However, state campaign finance watchdogs noted that some smaller contributions to local state senate and representative races were not fully returned or tracked down.
If I was able to be, I’d bet that Ilhan Omar never gets in trouble. But that’s only because we never see Democrats get in trouble for anything like that.
Your or my citizenship is more likely to be revoked.
And now, it's time for a commercial interruption from My Football™ featuring Lucy.
Ya keep hearing how this creep defrauded the U.S.
Butshe skates
Throw her sorry ass out
Not a surprise - good for Trump - good for the good guys... she’s a cringe.
Not a chance!
My ancestors have been in America since the 1700s.
I’m American by birth, and Southern by the Grace of God!
You think the government is fair? They will protect Ilhan, not us.
It's so bad that Maria Bartiromo rarely invites him to her show on Sunday morning.
Her days are numbered!
OMAR FILED a Financial Disclosure Amendment to erase her “$30 Million Error.”
In early 2026, Omar’s amended financial disclosure form “corrected” a listing that “she said” showed her assets at between “$6 million and $30 million”.........revising them down to “under $100,000.”
Why No Charges?
Omar attributed the massive discrepancy to an “accounting error”. The House Oversight Committee referred the matter to the House Ethics Committee for investigation wrt how such a “discrepancy” occurred.
So far, it hasn’t been shown to be “Trump’s fault”...../s.
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