Trump Claims Somali Fraud Schemes Could Total $50 Billion Amid Criticism of Ilhan Omar

President Donald Trump suggested a potentially higher figure for alleged Somali fraud in Minnesota on Sunday, stating the total could reach $50 billion because the real amount is often greater than what investigators uncover.

Speaking aboard Air Force One after his Christmas and New Year’s Eve break at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said: “Somalians are ripping off our country to the tune of, it looks like, $19 billion — but that’s only what they can find.” He added, “Usually when you’re looking at 19, that means it could be 50. But the numbers are astronomical.”

Trump further declared those complicit in fraud should be deported, stating: “They’re stealing from the American taxpayer, and every one of them should be forced to leave this country, including Ilhan Omar, who’s a total crook and she’s one of the leaders of it. Not the only, because she’s not that smart.”

The president concluded his remarks by saying the “gravy train” is over: “We’re not going to pay it anymore. We’re not going to pay them, and we’re not going to pay California, and we’re not going to pay Illinois with that big slob of a governor that they have.”