Trump Comments on Ilhan Omar at Press Conference

During a press conference on Thursday, President Donald Trump remarked that Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud might “want to take Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar,” though Mohamud reportedly declined the suggestion.

Omar has been facing significant backlash for various comments made throughout her political career, particularly following her remarks related to the murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and his supporters.

When asked if he had previously met Mohamud, Trump noted that their interaction involved Omar. He recounted that he suggested Mohamud might be interested in bringing her back, to which Mohamud responded, “I don’t want her,” prompting laughter from attendees.

On September 15, South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a resolution formally denouncing Omar and distancing members of the so-called “squad” from the committee’s objectives. This move came shortly after Omar criticized the notion of celebrating Kirk’s legacy just a day post-assassination, calling it “f-ed.”

“I think there are a lot of people talking about him,” Omar explained in an interview. “There’s nothing but a complete sprinkle of his words and actions that have been ignored for a decade or so.” She continued to assert that it’s essential to call out those being insincere.

Moreover, Omar reposted a video online characterizing Kirk as a “denunciable human,” a “stochastic terrorist,” and “Transforbe.”

Mace’s resolution was voted on in the House on September 17, with lawmakers narrowly passing it by a vote of 214 to 213.

Omar and her family fled Somalia in 1991 amid the civil war, eventually spending four years in Kenya before finding asylum in the United States in 1995. By 1997, they settled in Minnesota, and Omar became a U.S. citizen in 2000 at 17 years old.