Trump Says Somalia’s President Said They Didn’t Want Ilhan Omar Back
President Trump took a jab Thursday at Rep. Ilhan Omar, saying he told Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to “take back” the left-wing Democrat after she spewed what he called vile remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
“I met the head of Somalia, did you know that?” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “And I suggested that maybe he’d like to take her back. And he said, ‘I don’t want her.’”
The zinger — delivered after Omar’s string of vicious tirades against slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk — drew laughs and applause from Vice President JD Vance, FBI Director Kash Patel, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and other top officials who clearly enjoyed the shot, the New York Post reported.
One day after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at an outdoor speaking event in Utah on Sept. 10, Omar criticized the widespread tributes to Kirk and denounced what she described as his “hateful rhetoric.”
“There are a lot of people who are talking about him just wanting to have a civil debate,” Omar told the 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.”
She later posted a separate video on X criticizing Democrats and celebrities for “normalizing Kirk,” calling the Trump ally a “reprehensible human being” and a “stochastic terrorist.”
Omar reiterated her criticism 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,” she complained.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a measure to censure Omar, accusing her of “celebrating murder,” but the resolution was narrowly defeated last week after four House Republicans joined Democrats in opposition.
It failed 214–213, preventing the measure from reaching a full House vote. Reps. Mike Flood of Nebraska, Tom McClintock of California, Jeff Hurd of Colorado, and Cory Mills of Florida — joined Democrats in supporting the move.
In a statement to Explain America’s Carmine Sabia, Mace ripped Omar over her remarks. “If you’re Somalia first, you’re not America first, and a one-way ticket to Somalia is the nicest thing we could do,” she said.
Earlier, in a response to Omar, Mace posted on the X platform: “If you celebrate murder, maybe Somalia can take you back.”
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Mace said Omar mocked the assassination of Kirk, who was a husband and father of two.
“Now she’s lashing out because we called her out. What’s not ‘well’ is celebrating political violence,” Mace said. “What’s not ‘smart’ is defending it. Omar should be ashamed of herself. Omar can throw insults all day, but it won’t save her from accountability. She crossed the line, and we’re not letting her get away with it. Go back to Somalia.”
Pro golfer Phil Mickelson also criticized Omar for her remarks about Kirk, saying she should be “sent back” to her native East African country.
“Ilhan spews hate every time she opens her mouth, she came here fraudulently and will hopefully be sent back to Somalia soon,” the LIV Tour golfer wrote on X. The three-time Masters champ’s remarks were in response to a video of the left-wing politician calling Kirk “Dr. Frankenstein” and saying he “was killed by his monster.”
Tyler Robinson, 22, who authorities say espoused leftist views and was in a relationship with a transgender partner, has been charged with aggravated murder and other offenses in the killing of Charlie Kirk, a father of two, at Utah Valley University.
