OAN Staff Blake Wolf and Brooke Mallory
1:58 PM – Wednesday, December 31, 2025
President Donald Trump renewed calls for Somali fraudsters in Minnesota to be sent “back from where they came” in a recent Truth Social post, while labeling Minnesota Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as another “one of the many” Somali “scammers” stealing from hardworking taxpayers.
In a Wednesday social media post, President Trump expressed contempt for the Somali immigrants who have been convicted and accused of stealing hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars, while calling for remigration.
“Much of the Minnesota Fraud, up to 90%, is caused by people that came into our Country, illegally, from Somalia. ’Congresswoman’ Omar, an ungrateful loser who only complains and never contributes, is one of the many scammers,” Trump wrote.
President Trump further alleged that Omar (D-Minn.) married her brother to fraudulently secure U.S. citizenship, a claim she denies.
“Did she really marry her brother? 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. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” Trump added.
After raising the Omar allegation, Trump then pivoted to California, framing the issue of fraud as part of a nationwide problem, not just Minnesota’s.
In a separate Truth Social post, Trump emphasized that there is even “more FRAUD in California than there is in Minnesota, if that is even possible. When you add in Election Fraud, then they are tied for first. Two Crooked Governors, two Crooked States!”
Trump’s comments come amid a flurry of backlash after independent journalist Nick Shirley uncovered an alleged industrial-scale fraud scheme connected to Somali-owned businesses in Minneapolis.
Shirley maintains that his investigative reporting discovered $110 million in fraud within just one day, detailing how local Somali-owned daycare businesses billed the state for services that were never provided.
Shirley’s discovery follows the “Feeding Our Future” scheme, in which a Minnesota nonprofit exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID‑19 pandemic by creating fake meal sites and submitting fraudulent documentation to obtain reimbursements, misappropriating approximately $250 million in federal funds.
Just this week, another Somali-run daycare in Minneapolis claimed that somebody broke in and stole “important documents.” Nasrulah Mohamed, manager of Nakomis Day Care Center, told reporters that a suspect entered through the kitchen at the rear of the facility, damaging a wall and breaking into the building’s office on Tuesday.
Mohamed claims that the alleged thief stole “important documentation” including children’s enrollment information, employee documentation and checkbooks, which are, conveniently, the documents needed for an audit. However, according to reporting from the Star Tribune, Minneapolis police’s written report indicated that there was no evidence of any sort of break in.
Meanwhile, in addition to condemning the Trump administration’s handling of federal actions, Governor Tim Walz (D-Minn.) has only addressed the ongoing fraud allegations by merely highlighting law enforcement accountability, publicly declaring that fraudsters will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Yet, recent decisions by the state’s courts point to a different conclusion.
Earlier this month, a Hennepin County judge, appointed Walz, overturned a jury’s guilty verdict against a Somali man convicted of orchestrating a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud scheme, with help from his wife, prompting outrage from jurors, Republican lawmakers, and even some Democrats. His wife’s charges were already dismissed before trial due to “Prosecutorial errors.”
Another Somali immigrant, Abdiweli Mohamud, also had his charges dismissed charges in 2025 as well, due to similar technical issues related to prosecutorial missteps.
Lastly, but most concerningly, a Minnesota-based Somali national serial rapist with 10-year criminal record had 13 felonies dismissed via a “global plea deal” in the state in 2025, leading to no prison time.
“This is Trump’s long game,” Walz claimed. “We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue – but this has been his plan all along. He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans.”
Amid the ongoing allegations, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) has announced that the committee is set to hold an “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I” hearing on alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota.
Comer broke the news on Wednesday.
“Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison have either been asleep at the wheel or complicit in a massive fraud involving taxpayer dollars in Minnesota’s social services programs,” Comer said, adding that American taxpayers “demand and deserve accountability.”
The hearing will feature testimony from Minnesota state lawmakers who have previously raised concerns over the alleged widespread fraud plaguing the state.
Comer also invited Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to testify before the committee.
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