In a recent interview, Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, drew a controversial parallel between remarks made by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and the rhetoric used by Nazis to describe Jewish people.
This comparison emerged during a discussion on CBS, where host Margaret Brennan sought Omar's reaction to Miller's social media post regarding migrants. Miller had stated, "No magic transformation occurs when failed states cross borders. At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions, and terrors, of their broken homelands."
Omar characterized Miller's comments as "White supremacist rhetoric" and likened them to the language used by Nazis. She elaborated, "It reminds me of the way the Nazis described Jewish people in Germany. And you know, as we know, there have been many immigrants who have tried to come to the United States who have turned back, you know, one of them being Jewish immigrants. We know the way that people were described who were coming from Ireland, Irish immigrants."
Omar continued by highlighting the historical context of how various immigrant groups, including Italians and Somalis, have been perceived in the United States. "We are in this country as Americans, we are citizens, we are a productive part of this nation, and we will continue to be," she asserted.
According to Fox News, the White House has yet to issue a response to Omar's remarks. This silence comes amid President Donald Trump's ongoing criticism of the Somali community in Minnesota, particularly in light of the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. As of November 2025, federal prosecutors have charged over 75 individuals in connection with this scheme, some of whom belong to Minnesota's Somali diasporathe largest in the United States. However, it is noteworthy that the scheme's ringleader is not part of this community.
During the interview, Omar also addressed President Trump's comments about the Somali community, expressing her disapproval. "It's disgusting. It's completely disgusting. These are Americans that he is calling garbage," she stated. Omar further accused the President of harboring an "unhealthy obsession" with both the Somali community and herself, warning that such rhetoric could incite dangerous actions from his supporters.
"I think it is also really important for us to remember that this kind of hateful rhetoric and this level of dehumanizing can lead to dangerous actions by people who listen to the president," she cautioned.
In a separate appearance on CNN, Omar was questioned about the extent of the fraud in Minnesota. She attributed the situation to the rapid establishment of COVID-related programs, which she argued lacked adequate safeguards.
"I think what happened, um, is that, you know, when you have these, kind of new programs that are, um, designed to help people, you're oftentimes relying on third parties to be able to facilitate. And I just think that a lot of the COVID programs that were set upthey were set up so quickly that a lot of the guardrails did not get created," she explained.
As the debate over immigration and community relations continues, the discourse surrounding these issues remains as contentious as ever, with both sides of the political spectrum offering starkly different perspectives.
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