A foreign-born politician’s decision to spend Independence Day abroad, where she received presidential red carpet treatment, begged the question, “If your heart is still in Mogadishu…”
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) may have partied it up for her home country’s Independence Day ahead of America’s semiquincentennial, but she isn’t alone in emphasizing her ongoing ties to Somalia. Fellow refugee and mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Nadia Mohamed appeared to one-up the Squad member with a visit to Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud over the holiday weekend.
Sharing video of Mohamed meeting with Mohamud, the End Wokeness account on X wrote, “Our country gave her free housing and food when she got here in 2006. Zero gratitude.”
Likewise, Libs of TikTok juxtaposed the mayor parading through Somalia with Mohamed’s own comments, stating, “Most Somalis are afraid, not necessarily for their immediate safety — yes there’s always fear that they’re going to get hate-crimed and things like that — but most of us are afraid we’re about to lose our home … when we look at America, we’re seeing it slowly dismantle into something that is not recognizable; that America is losing its America-ness,” begging the question, “So why doesn’t she just stay in Somalia??”
Our country gave her free housing and food when she got here in 2006. Zero gratitude. https://t.co/TlkcFLUgPk
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 5, 2026
St. Louis Park, Minnesota Mayor Nadia Mohamed, who was born in Somalia, just arrived in Somalia to a massive royal welcome.
She said “America is losing its Americaness” because Somalis are afraid after fraud and ICE crackdowns
So why doesn’t she just stay in Somalia?? pic.twitter.com/4wSBtX4mtG
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 3, 2026
Amid widespread fraud allegations facing Minnesota to the tune of billions of dollars, the Somali community has been at the forefront as charges have been filed against individuals alleged to have been funneling money from federal programs overseas.
Meanwhile, Minnesota politicians like Omar and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) have repeatedly embraced a Somalia First attitude, including their recent exploits, waving the Somali flag and dancing at a celebration of the African nation’s Independence Day.
Worth noting, President Donald Trump recounted from the Oval Office in September 2025 the response he’d received from Mohamud — whose own administration has faced allegations of corruption — when he made an inquiry regarding Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D). “…I met the head of Somalia. Did you know that? And I suggested that maybe he’d like to take [Omar] back, and he said, ‘I don’t want her.'”
In addition to raising questions about allegiance, a growing concern for voters who’ve seen naturalized citizens elected to public office only to import third-world politics into the U.S. — like Uganda-born New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) — many believe that a person claiming to be a refugee should lose such status if they are willing to take what ostensibly looks like a victory lap vacation with a parade and palatial welcome like a conquering hero.
Stated simply by one account, “She immigrated here at 10, became mayor thanks to American opportunity, then ditches Independence Day to cozy up with Somalia’s leadership. If your heart is still in Mogadishu, maybe you shouldn’t be running an American city.”
She immigrated here at 10, became mayor thanks to American opportunity, then ditches Independence Day to cozy up with Somalia’s leadership. If your heart is still in Mogadishu, maybe you shouldn’t be running an American city.
— Derek P. (@dabon93) July 5, 2026
It must be wonderful to celebrate the expansion of the kingdom of Somalia on the North American continent.
They have a lot to talk about.
Which town or city will be next to fall to the ‘refugees’?
— Northern Pine (@PineP66179) July 6, 2026
This is why no immigrant should be allowed to run for public office for at least two generations.
— Brad Lucente (@BradLucente1) July 7, 2026
Cancel her citizenship while she’s there and put her on the no-fly list.
— Carol Sheahan (@CSheahan7924) July 6, 2026
The real question is, I thought they left Somalia because it’s so bad and terrible that they allow them for TPS. Since it’s safe now clearly we can see she happy. We can start mass deportation of Somalis since it’s safe for them to return.
— Ask Me (@no_more_lies___) July 3, 2026
She and Omar have clearly broken their oathes and they should be denaturalized and deported.
— Brad Lucente (@BradLucente1) July 7, 2026
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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