Trump disparaged Somali immigrants as garbage at a Cabinet meeting
Trump said he did not want Somalis in the country, claimed they contributed nothing, and applied a garbage description to incoming people and Ilhan Omar and her friends. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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Trump said he did not want Somalis in the country, claimed they contributed nothing, and applied a garbage description to incoming people and Ilhan Omar and her friends. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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The exchange began with Minnesota fraud and Walz. This documents Trump's collective rhetoric, not a finding that Somali residents committed fraud or receive the benefits he described. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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racial-or-ethnic · immigration · demeaning-language · personal-attack
The national-origin generalization and description of people as refuse support editorial classification as ethnic disparagement and dehumanizing language. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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- Official presidential transcript · The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters
Governor Timothy J. Walz of Minnesota/2028 Presidential Election/Somali Immigrants in Minnesota/Representative Ilhan A. Omar section; final paragraphs, web text lines 814–828
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-prior-cabinet-meeting-and-exchange-with-reporters-13
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