Trump said Somalis should leave and blamed them for destroying Minnesota
At a fuel-efficiency event, Trump disparaged the Somali community, blamed it for destroying Minnesota, and said Somalis and Ilhan Omar should be out of the country. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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At a fuel-efficiency event, Trump disparaged the Somali community, blamed it for destroying Minnesota, and said Somalis and Ilhan Omar should be out of the country. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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The question concerned Minneapolis's mayor praising the Somali community. Trump's allegations about Omar's marriage and fraud are attributed claims, not established facts. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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racial-or-ethnic · immigration · demeaning-language · political-opponent
Collective blame tied to Somali origin and expulsion rhetoric support the editorial classification as ethnic disparagement; no judicial conclusion is asserted. [The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)]
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- Official presidential transcript · The American Presidency Project (official presidential transcript)Remarks on Fuel Efficiency Standards and an Exchange With Reporters
Somali Immigrants in Minnesota/Representative Ilhan A. Omar section; web text lines 968–981
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-fuel-efficiency-standards-and-exchange-with-reporters
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