Dr Phil tells Ilhan Omar to 'return to Somalia' after she says US becoming one of the ‘worst countries’

Dr Phil tells Ilhan Omar to 'return to Somalia' after she says US becoming one of the ‘worst countries’
Dr Phil has blasted Ilhan Omar after she said some unpleasant things about America under Trump (Getty Images and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Phillip Calvin McGraw, popularly known as Dr Phil, called out Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn), on Monday, June 30, for criticizing America and saying it’s become one of the “worst countries” in the world.

The TV personality said, as per The New York Post, “Here’s the thing: she has the right to say what she’s saying; culturally, psychologically, I think it’s disgusting, but does she have the right to say it?”

“Yeah, she does, just like I have the right to say, ‘It’s absolutely disgusting and whoever voted for her now knows who they voted for and should kick her  a** to the curb,’” he added.

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Dr. Phil McGraw to the podium as he delivers remarks during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. The National Day of Prayer is a congressionally recognized observance that calls on people of all faiths to participate in a day of prayer and reflection. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump welcomes Dr Phil McGraw to the podium as he delivers remarks during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. The National Day of Prayer is a congressionally recognized observance that calls on people of all faiths to participate in a day of prayer and reflection (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Ilhan Omar slammed Trump’s military parade

Dr Phil’s punchback came after in June during an interview with Democracy Now!, the 42-year-old politician had said, “I mean, I grew up in a dictatorship and I don’t even remember ever witnessing anything like that to have a democracy, a beacon of hope for the world to now be turned into one of the, you know, one of the worst countries, where the military are in our streets without any regard for people’s constitutional rights.”

Members of the US Army cross Arlington Memorial Bridge to start the parade down Constitution Avenue marking the 250th birthday of the US Army June 14, 2025, in Washington, DC (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Members of the US Army cross Arlington Memorial Bridge to start the parade down Constitution Avenue marking the 250th birthday of the US Army June 14, 2025, in Washington, DC (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

The Somalia-born was referring to Trump’s military parade on June 14 to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Army. June 14 was also the day when the Republican leader’s marked his 79th birthday.

She further noted, “Our president is spending millions of dollars [propping] himself up like a failed dictator with a military parade. It is really shocking, and it should be a wake-up call for all Americans to say this is not the country we were born in.”

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 11: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks with media gathered outside Mercado Centr
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks with media gathered outside Mercado Central on August 11, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar is hoping to retain her seat as the representative for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District in today's primary election (Getty Images)

“This is not the country we believe in, this is not the country our Founding Fathers imagined, and this is not the country that is supported by our Constitution, our ideals, our values, and we should all collectively be out in the streets rejecting what is taking place this week,” Omar added.

Dr Phil calls Ilhan Omar ungrateful

But Dr Phil was not agreeing with her.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: Dr. Phil McGraw leaves the podium after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. The National Day of Prayer is a congressionally recognized observance that calls on people of all faiths to participate in a day of prayer and reflection. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Dr Phil McGraw leaves the podium after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. The National Day of Prayer is a congressionally recognized observance that calls on people of all faiths to participate in a day of prayer and reflection (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The 74-year-old asserted, “Most shocking, instead of gratitude for America, she has the unmitigated gall to just spew nothing but unwavering disdain, and this isn’t new.”

“In 2019 she said this is not going to be the country of White people. In 2020 she said we must dismantle the whole system of oppression, so oppressive that she came here as a refugee, got all of these entitlements, and was elected to Congress,” he mentioned.

Dr Phil mocks Ilhan Omar’s home nation Somalia

Dr Phil did not stop there as she advised Omar to go back to her home country if she finds the US so bad.

He said, “If this is such a horrible country, wonder why she doesn’t return to Somalia. Well, maybe because Somalia isn’t the most corrupt country in the world, it’s the second most corrupt country in the world.”

TV personality Phil McGraw speaks onstage during the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium on April 19, 2015 in Arlington, Texas.
TV personality Phil McGraw speaks onstage during the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium on April 19, 2015 in Arlington, Texas (Getty Images)

Dr Phil even appeared to make Omar remember the drawbacks of Somalia.

He added, “In Somalia, child soldiers are recruited by warlords who employ tactics like abduction threats and forced indoctrination to recruit those children. Famine, tribal violence, the life expectancy there is 30 years short of the rest of the world, adult literacy is less than 40%, religious minorities–they’re persecuted, LGBTQ killed, but in America she rose from refugee to congresswoman.”

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