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Trump’s Posts on Singing Somali Schoolchildren Stir Anger in Minnesota
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump shared a video of Somali American kindergartners in hijabs during a promotion ceremony, accompanied by a comment from a right-wing account criticizing the children’s attire.
- The video, showing children singing a Somali educational song, sparked outrage within Minnesota’s Muslim and Somali communities, who condemned the president for targeting young children.
- Community leaders described Trump’s actions as harmful and inhumane, emphasizing that the children were simply celebrating and expressing cultural pride.
- Trump has a history of xenophobic attacks against Minnesota’s Somali community, including disparaging immigrants, demonizing Representative Ilhan Omar, and initiating immigration crackdowns linked to welfare fraud scandals.
- His administration’s actions in Minnesota have included threats to cut federal funding and investigations deemed retaliatory by a judge, intensifying tensions with the Somali community.
