Why Is Trump Waging War on Somali Immigrants?

'That's a lie!' Dem shouts down raging Trump during vitriolic rant on Somali-Americans

A prominent House Democrat erupted on Tuesday night after President Donald Trump lied about the Somali community during his State of the Union address. "When it comes to the corruption that has been plundering America, there is no more stunning example than what's been happening in Minnesota," Trump said, referring to a years-old investigation into social services fraud in the state. Since 2018, the Department of Justice has charged more than 90…

Why Is Trump Waging War on Somali Immigrants?

US President Donald Trump’s fixation on Somali immigrants is not arbitrary; it is part of a broader campaign to demonize non-white immigrants as criminals and civilizational threats. But that narrative depends on ignorance of Somali integration and of America’s own role in Somalia’s collapse.