Florida [US], May 2 (HBTV): US President Donald Trump launched a sharp attack on Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar on Friday (local time), calling the Minnesota congresswoman a 'phoney'.
Speaking at The Villages in Florida, Trump targeted Somalia and Omar’s background.
'Somalia, it’s a beautiful place. It’s got no government, it’s got no military, it’s got no anything. It’s got one thing that’s really strong—crime. It’s got a lot of crime. They have no police. All they do is run around shooting each other. It’s filthy, dirty, disgusting. It’s a horrible place,' the US President said.
Slamming the Congresswoman further, Trump said, 'Ilhan Omar comes here from Somalia, and she tells us how to run the United States of America. She says the Constitution gives me certain rights, and I demand that I be given these rights. Get the hell out. What a phoney.'
Continuing his remarks, Trump said, 'I believe she married her brother, which is totally illegal, although it’s a lovely couple, actually, but it’s a little on the illegal side. Isn’t she despicable?'
Representative Ilhan Omar responded on X, rejecting Trump’s remarks and criticising his legal record and credibility.
She said, 'This unhinged rant would solicit anger if it wasn’t coming from a criminal, who has 34 felony convictions, held accountable for rape and accused of being a pedo. I still don’t know how anyone would willingly humiliate themselves like this, but here we are. The pedophile protection party should find new material for their deflection.'
The confrontation between the two leaders is not new. Earlier in September 2025, Omar had criticised Trump for claiming to have spoken with Somalia’s president about deporting her.
'From denying Somalia had a president to making up a story, President Trump is a lying buffoon. No one should take this embarrassing fool seriously,' Omar had posted on X.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump accused Omar of criticising America despite Somalia’s political and economic challenges.
'Ilhan Omar’s country of Somalia is plagued by a lack of central government control, persistent poverty, hunger, resurgent terrorism, piracy, decades of civil war, corruption, and pervasive violence,' his post read.
He added, 'All of this, and Ilhan Omar tells us how to run America. Wasn’t she the one that married her brother in order to gain citizenship? What scum we have in our country, telling us what to do and how to do it.' (ANI)