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Ilhan Omar Speech on Representing Somalia in Congress Goes Viral With Calls to Expel Her From the Home | The Gateway Pundit

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Ilhan Omar Speech on Representing Somalia in Congress Goes Viral With Calls to Expel Her From the Home | The Gateway Pundit


Somalian refugee Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) gave a speech to the Somali group in Minnesota on Saturday that has gone viral because of English translation subtitles. The translations have Omar saying she and her fellow Somalis are Somali first and Muslim second–with no point out of being American. Omar additionally mentioned she represents Somalia in Congress and instructed the viewers that they management the U.S. authorities’s Somalia coverage.

Outraged People referred to as for Omar’s expulsion from the Home of Representatives.

Reporting on the speech is sketchy as to the placement, nevertheless a banner could be seen within the video with a partial date and placement of “(Janua)ary 27, 2024…(Ho)tel Minneapolis”, indicating the speech was given in Minneapolis on Saturday; and Omar repeatedly addressing Minnesotans in her speech.

The speech additionally sparked controversy over Omar’s remarks about Somali ethno-nationalism and her expressing a want to reclaim land from neighboring international locations and points with Somaliland.

Omar posted a response to the criticism on Sunday, “It’s not solely slanted however utterly off, however I wouldn’t count on extra from these propagandists. I pray for them and for his or her sanity. No nation state can survive if its states begin to get entangled in land lease negotiations with different international locations with out the consent of the federal authorities. Somalis in Somalia and within the diaspora are united in that effort and I stand in solidarity with them. No quantity of harassment and lies will ever change that.”

YouTube transcript of an excerpt of the speech (evenly edited for formatting):

Lots of people name me asking: Ilhan It’s best to speak to the US gov. What is going to the US gov do? My reply was the US gov will do what we inform it to do. We should always have that confidence as Somalis. We stay on this nation We pay its taxes. It’s the nation the place your personal daughter is a congresswoman. So long as I’m within the congress, others won’t take Somalia’s territorial waters. The US gov won’t assist others to take what’s ours. So don’t fear about that expensive Minnesota. You bought your girl within the congress. She is properly conscious and really feel what you’re feeling. As for President Hassan Sheikh (of Somalia) I’m saying: we’re very joyful due to you. Due to the nice work you probably did. You will have confirmed Somalis and others that regardless of how a lot issues we now have as Somalis, we’re succesful individuals. We’re individuals who know their nation. People who by no means of their historical past….(inaudible) those who their nation can by no means be put in peril. So need to congratulate the individuals of Minnesota and Somalis in all places for sticking collectively (like my uncle mentioned). And likewise how all of you stood by our President As a result of he wants all of us to face by him.

Somalia is for Somali individuals. Somalia is one. We’re all brothers and sisters. Our land can’t be divided. There are different lands that we’re lacking which we’ll search insha allah at some point. However for the land we received now it won’t be divided. So thanks all for honoring me and welcoming me all the time.

One other model of the speech with English translation subtitles was posted to X Twitter:

Response by events from Somaliland:

“Whereas chatting with Somalian crowd, US congresswoman Ilhan Omar mentioned, “As Somalis, at some point we are going to go after our lacking territories” in reference to somali inhibited areas in Kenya and Ethiopia. Please observe Ilhan’s father was a army officer in Siyad barre military who used her similar Somali irredentism ideology as a justification for committing the Isaaq Genocide. In the meantime, tens of hundreds of Ethiopian and Kenyan troopers are serving to Somalia to combat Al-Shabaab which Somalia can not combat even with billions of US tax cash.”

Somaliland Overseas Ministry: “We had been profoundly shocked, even shocked on discovering the remarks made by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D) of Minnesota in a current public discussion board, extensively circulated on most social media platforms and connected under on your reference. The language she employed was regrettably unbecoming of each the workplace she holds and the constituents she represents. Her expressions had been missing in frequent decency and revealed a big lack of awareness of fundamental information. Particularly troubling, had been her endeavors to revive the once-violent and harmful ideology of Larger Somalia or Somali Weyn, which prompted a lot dying, destruction and battle within the Horn of Africa. Moreover, her use of ethno-racist rhetoric didn’t escape consideration and left many, with a deep sense of disappointment. This was significantly bewildering for individuals who recall related racist assaults she endured not way back, of being ”not American sufficient” and was baffling to see her take the same strategy and accuse the complete #Somaliland nation of “falsely claiming Somali identification.” Furthermore, her ignorance of #US – #Somaliland cooperation within the combat in opposition to terror and piracy within the Gulf of Aden & Gulf Of Berbera was stunning to say the least. We hope the home management and her caucus will be aware of her public conduct, unbecoming a United States Congresswoman nor consultant of the august home she serves in.”

People aren’t too joyful both. Chaya Raichik: “Ilhan Omar hates America”

Lawyer Marina Medvin, “Ilhan Omar, an American congresswoman, tells Somalians that she is Somalian first, Muslim second, and… [no, American wasn’t even mentioned]. Oh, and he or she says that her major job in Congress is to guard Somali pursuits.”

Journalist Alessandra Bocchi, “Superb speech by Ilhan Omar. She’s proudly claiming Somalia is for Somalians, that their brotherhood is tied by blood, that Somalia comes first, that Muslims come second, and that she is utilizing the US to guard her nation’s pursuits. Moreover the blood and soil rhetoric which is just about indistinguishable from the “white supremacists” she rallies in opposition to within the nation the place she was elected, she’s overtly admitting to unethical conduct in US workplace that’s tantamount to treason.

Good query: “.@SpeakerJohnson when will Republicans maintain a vote to expell (sic) Ilhan Omar from Congress? She’s a traitor to America. Santos was expelled for much less.”

Laura Loomer: “.@SpeakerJohnson How is it that you simply guys expelled @MrSantosNY George Santos from Congress, however you received’t expel this jihadist from Congress? She simply admitted on video to working for one more nation, that’s managed by jihadists, from “contained in the US System”. That is TREASON.”



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