Omar: Somalis in Minnesota Are Victims in Massive Fraud Scandal

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said Somalis in Minnesota were also the victims of the massive fraud scandal in which the majority of the perpetrators are of Somali descent.

Host Margaret Brennan said, “I want to pick up where the Treasury Secretary just left off. He alleged that people who were tied to you or your campaign were involved in this broad, brazen scheme to rip off the Minnesota state welfare system. Do you want to respond to that? Do you know what he is referring to?”

Omar said, “I really don’t, and I don’t think the secretary himself understands what he’s referring to. We obviously, had people who were able to donate to our campaign that were involved. We send that

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