You will search the Strib in vain for any mention of the fallout from Ilhan Omar’s speech, in which she basically told a Somali audience that she was there to uphold their side’s interests in an ongoing squabble with Ethiopia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, normally you need to go to the London Daily Mail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So the fact that it’s in the NYPost must <\/em>mean it’s serious<\/a>. Tom Emmer called on her to resign:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIlhan Omar\u2019s appalling, Somalia-first comments are a slap in the face to the Minnesotans she was elected to serve and a direct violation of her oath of office,\u201d House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cShe should resign in disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n If you’re confused by the fracas? It does <\/em>need some explaining:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Omar, the first Somali American in Congress, appeared to assure her Somali American constituents that she would do everything in her power to prevent the disputed, breakaway Republic of Somaliland from entering into a sea-access deal with landlocked Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A clip of the Minnesota lawmaker went viral with over 2.6 million views after it was posted on X, with a translation saying Omar had said: \u201cAs Somalis, one day we will go after our missing territories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The congresswoman claims her remarks were lost in translation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s not only slanted but completely off,\u201d Omar said of the subtitles<\/a> in a video of her speech shared by Republic of Somaliland Foreign Minister Rhoda Elmi<\/a>. \u201cBut I wouldn\u2019t expect more from these propagandists.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Of course, as we noted yesterday, the Somali deputy foreign minister – presumably a Somali speaker – felt the need to disavow the speech in no uncertain terms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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