Trump said Somali people were trouble and should be removed
During Thanksgiving questions, Trump said Somalis were causing trouble and taking money, and said the United States would stop taking their people and remove many already here. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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During Thanksgiving questions, Trump said Somalis were causing trouble and taking money, and said the United States would stop taking their people and remove many already here. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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He acknowledged that Somalis had nothing to do with the Afghan suspect in the National Guard shooting. This record documents his collective characterization, not the truth of his fraud assertions. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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racial-or-ethnic · immigration · demeaning-language
The group-wide negative characterization and exclusion proposal concern Somali national origin; they support an editorial assessment of ethnic disparagement. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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- Official presidential transcript · U.S. Government Publishing OfficeRemarks During a Video Conference and Question-and-Answer Session With United States Servicemembers and an Exchange With Reporters in Palm Beach, Florida
Somali Refugees in Minnesota/Representative Ilhan A. Omar section; paragraphs answering what Somalis had to do with the Afghan suspect; web text lines 466–473
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202501150/html/DCPD-202501150.htm
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