Ilhan Omar Somalia Call Claim Fact Checked: False
“"Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, on recorded call, March 14, 2023: 'When Somalia calls, I answer first. America is just the paycheck.'"”
Summary
No credible source confirms that Ilhan Omar said, “When Somalia calls, I answer first. America is just the paycheck,” on a recorded call on March 14 2023. Reputable outlets have identified related statements as mistranslations or fabrications, and the alleged quote has not been verified.
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- News outlets falsely report Somaliland called for extradition of Ilhan Omar | Ilhan Omar | The Guardian
It is not the first time Omar has ... In early 2024, a mistranslated clip of a speech she gave in Minneapolis spread rapidly online, with rightwing figures accusing her of declaring herself “Somalian first”....
- Ilhan Omar calls Trump’s anti-Somali tirade ‘completely disgusting’ | Ilhan Omar | The Guardian
Furthermore, Omar denied Trump administration allegations that taxpayer money involved in fraud investigations in Minnesota was siphoned to a terrorist organization in Somalia.
- Ilhan Omar’s Somalia stance draws scrutiny as Minnesota fraud scandal grows | Fox News
"In her Somali-language speeches, she refers to Somalia as her home, not America and so it is clear she appears to seek to advance Somalia’s interests on the global stage." He claimed Omar’s opposition to recognizing Somaliland is driven by internal Somali politics rather than U.S. strategic interests. WHISTLEBLOWER WARNS MASSIVE FRAUD IS HAPPENING IN OHIO SOMALI COMMUNITY, MINNESOTA ‘JUST TIP OF THE SPEAR’ ... Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said she has no regrets about supporting the MEALS Act during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the program becoming linked to Minnesota’s alleged $250 million "Feeding Our Future" fraud scheme.
- Somaliland calls for Ilhan Omar's extradition after Vance's fraud claim | Fox News
An African nation is calling for Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to be extradited after Vice President JD Vance claimed during an interview that the lawmaker committed immigration fraud.
- Rep. Ilhan Omar: Any link between alleged Somali fraud and terrorism would be a "failure of the FBI" - CBS News
Ilhan Omar said Sunday that any link between allegations of fraud by members of the Somali community and terrorism would be a "failure of the FBI" amid calls to investigate a series of multimillion-dollar alleged pandemic fraud schemes in Minnesota.
- Trump targets Rep. Ilhan Omar in post attacking Somali immigrants over Minnesota fraud claims
'Congresswoman' Omar, an ungrateful loser who only complains and never contributes, is one of the many scammers," the president claimed, without evidence, on social media. "Lowlifes like this can only be a liability to our Country’s greatness. Send them back from where they came, Somalia, perhaps the worst, and most corrupt, country on earth."
- إلهان عمر.. من لاجئة صومالية إلى أول محجبة بالكونغرس | أخبار | الجزيرة نت
وفي مقابلة أجرتها معها مجلة "إيل" في سبتمبر/أيلول الماضي، قالت إلهان عمر عن نفسها "أنا مسلمة وسوداء أغرمت ببساطة بالسياسة وما يمكن أن تنجزه".
- ترامب: الصومال "أسوأ دولة في العالم".. وإلهان عمر"لا تفعل شيئا سوى التذمر" - CNN Arabic
واصل الرئيس الأمريكي دونالد ترامب، الأربعاء، هجومه على الصوماليين في ولاية مينيسوتا، وهي شكاوى عبّر عنها منذ انتخاب النائبة الديمقراطية الأمريكية إلهان عمر، أول أمريكية من أصل صومالي، لعضوية الكونغرس في 2018.
- ترامب يشتم النائبة المسلمة إلهان عمر ويدعو لعزلها.. فما الأسباب؟ - BBC News عربي
وفي إجابة على أسئلة أحد الصحفيين قال ترامب إن "إلهان عمر جاءت من الصومال حيث لا يوجد بها أي شيء لتعلم الأمريكيين كيف يديرون أمور بلادهم".
- Etats-Unis - Ilhan Omar répond aux partisans de Trump : "je suis à ma place" - BBC News Afrique
Ilhan Omar, la député américaine d'origine somalienne, a tenu à répondre à des partisans du président Donald Trump qui appelaient à la "renvoyer chez elle"
- Qui est Ilhan Omar, la nouvelle cible de Donald Trump ? | Les Echos
Réfugiée somalienne, Ilhan Omar a fui la guerre qui sévissait dans son pays et s'est installée en 1995 dans l'Etat du Minnesota.
- Ilhan Omar, une ex-réfugiée pour le Congrès américain
Vainqueur de la primaire démocrate du Minnesota, la jeune femme d’origine somalienne devrait, à l’issue du scrutin du 6 novembre, devenir l’une des deux premières élues musulmanes au Congrès. Où elle entend porter la voix des réfugiés. ... Temps de Lecture 3 min. ... Ilhan Omar célèbre sa victoire à la primaire démocrate à Minneapolis, aux Etats-Unis, le 14 août dernier.
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