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For two consecutive days, President Trump has launched into racist tirades targeting Minnesota's Somali community. Yesterday, his remarks included comments about Somalis as a group and mentioned deporting Somali-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. His remarks began after a reporter asked the president about a fraud investigation in Minnesota, where some Somalis, among others, were convicted of defrauding social service programs.

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🎧 Making derogatory and racist comments about an entire group of people has been a tactic for

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