Trump jokes he offered Somalia’s president to take Ilhan Omar back, but they ‘don’t want her’

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump roasted Rep Ilhan Omar on Thursday, September 25, quipping that he suggested Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud take the Minnesota Democrat back — but he didn’t want her.

“I met the head of Somalia, did you know that?” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, referring to Omar’s birthplace. “And I suggested that maybe he’d like to take her back. And he said, ‘I don’t want her.’”

The jab drew chuckles from Vice President JD Vance, FBI Director Kash Patel, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and a handful of Cabinet members. 

Ilhan Omar slammed for attacking Charlie Kirk tributes

It all began after Omar blasted tributes to the late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was gunned down at a Utah speaking event on September 10.

“There are a lot of people who are talking about him just wanting to have a civil debate,” Omar sneered to progressive outlet Zeteo. “These people are full of s*** and it’s important for us to call them out while we feel anger and sadness.”

Omar also posted a video on X slamming Democrats and celebrities for “normalizing Kirk,” labeling him a “reprehensible human being.”

She doubled down during an appearance on CNN. “I’m not going to sit here and be judged for not wanting to honor any legacy this man has left behind, that should be in the dustbin of history, and we should hopefully move on and forget the hate that he spewed every day," Omar told the outlet.

Republicans were quick to respond. South Carolina Rep Nancy Mace moved to censure Omar for “celebrating murder,” but the measure collapsed last week after four GOP members sided with Democrats to block it.

Trump and Ilhan Omar trade blows over Somalia

Trump’s latest comments didn’t sit quietly with Ilhan Omar. She hit back on X, writing: “From denying Somalia had a president to making up a story, President Trump is a lying buffoon. No one should take this embarrassing fool seriously."

This marked the second time in a week that Trump dragged Omar’s homeland into his attacks. The president escalated on Truth Social, targeting both Omar and Somalia.

“Ilhan Omar’s Country of Somalia is plagued by a lack of central Government control, persistent Poverty, Hunger, Resurgent Terrorism, Piracy, decades of Civil War, Corruption, and pervasive Violence," Trump wrote.

“70% of the population lives in extreme Poverty, and widespread Food Insecurity. Somalia is consistently ranked among the World’s Most Corrupt Countries, including Bribery, Embezzlement, and a Dysfunctional Government," he continued.

“All of this, and Ilhan Omar tells us how to run America! PS Wasn’t she the one that married her brother in order to gain Citizenship???” the president added. “What SCUM we have in our Country, telling us what to do and how to do it.” 

Trump calls for Ilham Omar's impeachment

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One after the failed House resolution to “censure” Ilhan Omar and strip her committee seats, Trump went on the offensive.

“I think she’s terrible. I think she should be impeached. I think she’s terrible,” Trump said flatly, before once again blasting Somalia.

“So how are they doing? How’s your government? Do they have a president? Do they have a council? Do they have anything? Do they have police? I love these people. They come from a place with nothing, nothing, no, anything, and then they tell us how to run our country," Trump snarked. “If she got censured, that’s great, if she got impeached, that’s even better.”

Technically, the term “impeachment” is associated with removing a president from office. In the case of a member of the House or Senate, the correct terms are “expulsion” or “removal from office.”

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