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Omar Faces Backlash for Trump 'Somali Justice' Remark
2/13/2026
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- Representative Ilhan Omar faced backlash after she suggested U.S. President Donald Trump should face Somali-style justice for ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Omar labeled Trump a "pedophile" and said he would be executed in Somalia.
- The GOP condemned her remarks as a threat to the president.
- Trump's name appears in Epstein's files, but no credible evidence links him to child sex crimes.
- The Justice Department dismissed related accusations as unfounded.
