Trump Finally Makes Move Against Minnesota-Based Somalis Funding Terrorism Back Home

Meanwhile, Democratic officials looked away, and the local media — ever eager to protect the Walz administration — downplayed warning signs for years.

We’re not talking about a few bad grants or a handful of shady invoices — we’re talking billions of taxpayer dollars evaporating into a welfare system that Minnesota’s political leadership refuses to police. And it gets even worse.

According to federal counterterrorism sources who spoke with City Journal, millions of those stolen dollars were funneled overseas to Somalia — where they ultimately ended up in the hands of the Islamist terror group al-Shabaab. One confidential source told the outlet, “The largest funder of Al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer.”

EXCLUSIVE: @RK_Thorpe and I have new reporting on America’s Somali fraud rings, which have stolen billions in taxpayer funds—and sent some to Islamist terrorists back home.

“The Largest Funder of Al-Shabaab Is the Minnesota Taxpayer.”https://t.co/RDgnKXAnyP

— Christopher F. Rufo ?? (@christopherrufo) November 19, 2025

A defiant Rep. Ilhan Omar (D–MN), never one to pass up a chance to posture online, jumped into the fray on X to lash out at President Trump’s decision to terminate TPS for Somali nationals living in Minnesota.

“I am a citizen and so are (the) majority of Somalis in America. Good luck celebrating a policy change that really doesn’t have much impact on the Somalis you love to hate,” she fired back. “We are here to stay.”Continue reading…