All posts tagged "Somalian Immigrants"

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said Thursday that people are driving by his home, rolling down their windows and yelling a slur for developmentally disabled people, mimicking President Donald Trump after he used the derogatory term to attack him.

The Democratic governor said he has concerns after Trump started the attack in a Truth Social post and continued to attack him this week, TMZ reported, showing video from a press conference.

“This creates danger. And I’ll tell you what, in my time on this, I’ve never seen this before," Walz said. "People driving by my house and using the r-word in front of people. This is shameful and I have yet to see an elected official, a Republican elected official, say, 'You’re right, that’s shameful. He should not say it.'"...

A Democratic lawmaker gave President Donald Trump a verbal tongue-lashing Tuesday over his xenophobic rant against Somali immigrants living in Minnesota.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) told CNN anchor Jake Tapper that the president's rant during the Cabinet meeting and press conference on Tuesday against the Somali immigrant community, including Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), was absurd.

"What a what a sick and diseased guy!" Kaine exclaimed. "'They contribute nothing?' You know, I have friends and family in Minnesota who talk about the Somali community with a lot of pride and affection. If there's bad apples in that community or any community, they ought to suffer legal consequences justified by their actions. But to use a broad brush to paint Somalis as negative..." ...