Trump said he asked Somalia's leader to take Ilhan Omar back
During questions about Jasmine Crockett, Trump recounted asking Somalia's leader to take Ilhan Omar back and said the leader refused. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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During questions about Jasmine Crockett, Trump recounted asking Somalia's leader to take Ilhan Omar back and said the leader refused. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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The record is Trump's account of a conversation, not independent confirmation that it happened. He made the remark while insulting Crockett before hearing a question about ICE raids. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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racial-or-ethnic · personal-attack · political-opponent · demeaning-language
The remark treats Omar's Somali origin as a basis for sending her away. The classification concerns national-origin disparagement, not a finding about his private motive. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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- Official presidential transcript · The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters
Representative Jasmine Crocket/Democratic Party section; paragraph beginning 'So I have no idea'; web text lines 496–508
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-document-signing-ceremony-and-exchange-with-reporters-9
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