President Trump sharply criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar and the Somali migrant community during remarks on Tuesday, following new developments in a federal investigation into what officials describe as a $1 billion fraud scheme operating largely through the Somali community in Minnesota.

The GOP-led House Oversight Committee is currently examining the alleged scheme, which took place during Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s tenure.

Reacting to the reported findings, President Trump said he does not want Somali migrants entering the United States.

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“I don’t want them in our country. I’ll be honest with you, okay. Somebody will say, ‘Oh, that’s not politically correct.’ I don’t care. I don’t want them in our country. Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks, and we don’t want them in our country,” Trump said.

The President also criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar directly while discussing the broader Somali community.

“We keep taking in garbage to our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. Her friends are garbage. These people come from hell, complain, and do nothing but bitch,” Trump said.

He continued, “You know, if they came from paradise, and they said, ‘This isn’t paradise,’ but when they come from hell and they complain and do nothing but bitch, we don’t want them in our country. Let them go back to where they came from and fix it.”

NOW – Trump on Somali immigrants: “When they come from hell, and they complain and do nothing but bitch. We don’t want em in our country. Let em go back to where they came from and fix it!” pic.twitter.com/UkJpIKkpnY

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Rep. Omar responded during an appearance on MS NOW, rejecting Trump’s remarks and labeling them racist and Islamophobic.

“He’s always been racist, bigot, xenophobic, and Islamophobic. He called African nations ‘shithole,’” Omar said.

“He said he was going to stop Muslim immigration into this country.”

Omar said Trump’s comments fit a pattern of targeting specific communities.

“It’s not surprising he’s going after black immigrants, and it’s not surprising he’s choosing a black immigrant community that’s Muslim…” she said.

The Minnesota congresswoman also stated that Somali immigrants in the United States would not be intimidated by the President’s remarks.

“We are going to be here regardless of what the president has to say!” Omar said.

The Oversight Committee’s investigation remains ongoing.

Federal authorities have not yet released additional details beyond the acknowledgment that the case involves an extensive fraud network with alleged ties to individuals within Minnesota’s Somali community.

As of Tuesday, no new charges connected to the probe had been announced.

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