From Salon · Amanda Marcotte · · 1m 50s
MAGA fears Ilhan Omar
Trump targets Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar with citizenship conspiracy.
In brief
Trump targets Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar with citizenship conspiracy. Trump's raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's home stems from MAGA's fear of immigrants outperforming white Americans. Originally reported by Salon.
Trump's Somali-American focus
Trump rants about Somali immigrants at Ohio campaign event, calling them low iq and accusing them of plundering Minnesota.
“they don’t have pants to wear”
Trump's past immigration rhetoric
Trump previously called Somali immigrants garbage and said they aren’t people that work, demanding minnesotans fight back against somalians.
“somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing”
Homeland Security raid
Homeland Security raids Rep. Ilhan Omar's home to prove she falsified her citizenship documents when she was 17.
“the federal government will come to your rescue”
Omar's response to raid
Omar calls the raid pointless and weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies.
“pointless”
Trump's history of pardoning
Trump pardoned violent crime convicts from january 6 riot and shielded officers who shot pro-immigrant protesters in minneapolis.
“the federal government will come to your rescue”
Trump's psychological projection
Trump's accusations against somali-americans mirror his own history of fraud and election theft.
“trump who was convicted of defrauding new york state to the tune of half a billion dollars”
Omar's background
Omar fled war-torn somalia at age eight, lived in kenya refugee camp for four years before becoming a u.s. citizen.
“at only eight she fled war-torn somalia with her family”
Somali-American economic impact
Somali-Americans contribute $8 billion annually to minnesota's economy and have higher labor participation rates.
“somali-americans have higher than average rates of labor participation”
MAGA's true fear
MAGA fears immigrants outperforming white americans, not immigration dragging down the country.
“the maga coalition's fear is that immigrants will make it harder for mediocre white people to compete”
Trump's Obama citizenship analogy
Trump previously demanded Obama release his hawaiian birth certificate, implying he wasn't a legitimate u.s. citizen.
“obama whose father was kenyan could not be a legitimate citizen”
Bo French's tweet
Republican nominee bo french tweeted non-white students celebrating utexas football win, claiming the problem is worse than imagined.
“the problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined”
MAGA's racism admission
MAGA admits racism protects white d-level students from consequences of their own laziness.
“racism is a protection racket to shield white d-level students from the consequences of their own laziness”
Somali-American success
Somali-Americans thrive despite poverty, with many entrepreneurs and second generation doing better economically.
“the second generation is doing much better economically than their parents”
Here's the gist
Trump's raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's home stems from MAGA's fear of immigrants outperforming white Americans.
