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President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social accusing Somali Americans of causing violence and mayhem in Minnesota and urging federal intervention. He also labeled Muslim candidate Abdul El-Sayed a radical extremist, drawing criticism from civil rights advocates who see his rhetoric as targeting minority groups. The article highlights how Trump uses specific incidents like the 2020 child nutrition fraud case involving Somalis to justify aggressive measures against immigrants and minorities in Minnesota.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 8, President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that the Great State of Minnesota was being taken over by Somali immigrants, citing violence, murder, and mayhem. He called on Minnesotans to “fight back” against these immigrants and urged state officials to request federal assistance. The post also criticized Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as incompetent and a thief for not addressing the situation. This rhetoric follows previous controversies involving fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs where some Somali Americans were accused of defrauding millions from federally funded child nutrition programs, though a non-Somali American was sentenced to 41 years for leading this scheme. Civil rights advocates have criticized Trump's harsh stance and language toward minorities and immigrants.
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In a burst of anti-Somali and anti-Muslim rhetoric, President Donald Trump cast the Somali American community as a threat to Minnesota on Thursday, hours after he labeled Muslim US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a radical extremist.
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he → cast → Sayed
"The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants.
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State → take → Immigrants
The people of Minnesota must fight back," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
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Trump → fight → platform
Trump urged authorities in Minnesota to ask for federal intervention.
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Trump → urge → intervention
Civil rights advocates have criticized the Republican president's rhetoric towards minorities and immigrants, including when he previously called Somalis "garbage."
Trump has in the past repeatedly invoked a scandal in Minnesota that dates to 2020 in which scores of people were accused of defrauding millions of dollars from a state-run, federally funded child nutrition program.
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scores → criticize → program
In May, Aimee Bock, who is not a Somali immigrant and led the Minnesota non-profit group involved in the scandal, was sentenced to 41 years in prison after she was convicted last year of being the ringleader of the scheme.
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she → lead → scheme
The president has used the fraud case as part of his rationale for targeting Minnesota, led by Democrats, for an aggressive surge in arresting and deporting immigrants earlier this year and for moves aimed at restricting social service programs in the state, including Medicare and childcare.
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president → use → Medicare
Rights groups have accused Trump of using isolated fraud cases as an excuse to collectively target immigrant communities and criticized his approach to fraud, citing his pardons of those who have faced fraud convictions.
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who → accuse → convictions
And the Minnesota I know and love is so much better than this bigotry," Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in response to Trump's post.
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Ellison → know → post
In another post late on Wednesday, Trump called El-Sayed, a Muslim and the Democratic candidate for US Senate from Michigan, a "RADICAL Extremist" and "Terrorist Sympathizer" while offering support for the Republican candidate, Mike Rogers.
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Trump → call → candidate
Democrats said Trump's rhetoric sought to distract voters from the impact of his policies heading into the November US midterm elections.
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rhetoric → say → elections
"He thinks he can use my name and my faith to distract us from the suffering his policies are inflicting on us at the pump, at the grocery store, and at the doctor's office," El-Sayed, who has faced anti-Muslim attacks from other Republicans, said on Thursday.
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who → think → Thursday
The Michigan Democratic Party and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer cast Trump's rhetoric as desperate and racist.
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Party → cast → rhetoric
Trump has targeted minorities in his rhetoric in the past as well, having previously spread false claims that Haitian immigrants in an Ohio town were eating pets and having used the term "Palestinian" as an insult.
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immigrants → target → insult
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