‘Treason’: Ilhan Omar Hit With Explosive Fees
Billionaire Elon Musk lit up X before dawn Wednesday, blasting Rep. Ilhan Omar and charging that her past comments about Somalia amounted to “treason.”
The tech titan resurfaced a January 2024 clip in which the Minnesota Democrat’s critics said she openly prioritized Somalia’s interests over America’s.
“This sounds like treason,” Musk wrote, posting the clip just hours after President Trump torched Omar during a fiery rally in Pennsylvania.
“I love this Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is, with the little turban,” Trump told the crowd. “I love her. She comes in, does nothing but b—h. She’s always complaining. She comes from her country, where I mean, it’s considered about the worst country in the world, right?”
Omar’s remarks from January 2024 quickly returned to the spotlight. Speaking to constituents in the Twin Cities, she vowed to block the breakaway Republic of Somaliland from entering into a sea-access deal with landlocked Ethiopia. As the clip made the rounds again, Trump kept hammering her, prompting his Mount Pocono crowd to roar “Send her back!”
A translation of Omar’s comments only fueled the backlash.
“The US government will only do what Somalians in the US tell them to do,” she said. “They will do what we want and nothing else. They must follow our orders and that is how we will safeguard the interest of Somalia … As long as I am in the US Congress, Somalia will never be in danger, its waters will not be stolen by Ethiopia or others. The US would not dare to support anyone against Somalia to steal our land or oceans. Sleep in comfort, knowing I am here to protect the interests of Somalia from inside the US system.”
And there it is folks!
Ilhan Omar: “I am here to protect the interests of Somalia from within the US system.”
— John Ferguson (@JohnnyWhiskyTX) May 5, 2025
The uproar inside Washington was instant. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer blasted his fellow Minnesotan at the time, saying she should “resign in disgrace.”
“Ilhan Omar’s appalling, Somalia-first comments are a slap in the face to the Minnesotans she was elected to serve and a direct violation of her oath of office,” Emmer wrote.
Omar, 43, fired back Tuesday night after Trump’s latest jab, accusing the former president of fixation and failure.
“Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help,” she wrote. “Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead. He continues to be a national embarrassment.”
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