Trump rejected people from Somalia during asylum questions
Aboard Air Force One, Trump repeatedly rejected people from countries including Somalia, described Somalis as killing each other, and criticized Ilhan Omar invoking the Constitution. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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Aboard Air Force One, Trump repeatedly rejected people from countries including Somalia, described Somalis as killing each other, and criticized Ilhan Omar invoking the Constitution. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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He was explaining a potentially lengthy asylum pause and did not set an end date. This record does not establish an operative policy or verify accusations against Omar. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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racial-or-ethnic · immigration · demeaning-language · political-opponent
The rejection and disparaging collective claims address people by country of origin, supporting the editorial classification of national-origin hostility. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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- Official presidential transcript · The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
U.S. Refugee Admissions Policy/Representative Ilhan A. Omar section; web text lines 155–200
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-exchange-with-reporters-aboard-air-force-one-en-route-joint-base-andrews-9
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