US EditionMinnesota Lt. Gov. Flanagan Wears Hijab in Solidarity During Somali Market Visit Amid Fraud Probe
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wore a hijab to support Somali businesses amid a $9 billion fraud probe disproportionately affecting Somali Americans, drawing criticism from conservatives.
- Earlier this month, Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan donned a hijab while visiting the Karmel Somali Market in Minneapolis as a Catholic, Native American and Democratic Senate contender for Senator Tina Smith's seat.
- Amid a fraud probe, the DOJ alleges over $250 million was siphoned, with losses potentially exceeding $9 billion and 92 charged, 82 of them Somali Americans.
- On December 4, Flanagan posted on X that `Donald Trump’s attacks on the Somali community are not about safety. They’re about stoking division and fear.` while greeting local Somali leaders at Karmel Somali Market with `Salam alaikum`.
- Conservative commentators immediately condemned Flanagan's hijab appearance as a political stunt, while Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer leveled harsh attacks, Newsweek reported on Friday.
- Governor Tim Walz ordered a third-party audit and paused payments to the 14 state-run programs for 90 days, one program has been shut down, while Yusuf Abdulle and Ahmed Samatar urged focusing on individual wrongdoing and applying the rule of law.
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