Trump calls Somali migrants 'garbage'
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Washington is home to one of the largest Somali populations on the West Coast, concentrated in South Seattle, Tukwila, SeaTac and other parts of south King County.
The president blasted Minnesota’s Somali community as “garbage” in a rant also attacking Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar.
President Trump has called Somali immigrants living in the United States “garbage” and wants them to leave, claiming without evidence that “they contribute nothing.”
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On Tuesday, during a televised cabinet meeting, Trump reacted to reports of government fraud among pockets of Minnesota's large Somali population by calling immigrants there "garbage" and saying he wanted them sent "back to where they came from."
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Somalia’s prime minister hits back at Trump’s insult
It was a remark as brutal as it was revealing: "You know, our country's at a tipping point. We could go bad. We're at a tipping point. I don't know if people mind me saying that, but I'm saying it," Trump said.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the nation, with an estimated population of 32,000 people. WCCO has told you stories of how some young Somalis have struggled to adjust to life here, while others have even been lured back ...
Here’s a look at Somalia, which is also one of the countries where the Trump administration this week paused all immigration applications.
Somali-Americans tell of their heightened fear after the US president intensified his criticism of the community.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --Attorneys for a Somali man accused of helping finance fighters for the terror group al-Shabab say they want their own interpreter. The defense says ...