Musk Blasts Omar in Fiery Clash Over Comments to Somali Constituents
Elon Musk ignited a political firestorm this week after seizing on a resurfaced video of Rep. Ilhan Omar and accusing her of betraying the country she serves. According to Fox News , Musk’s accusation came in a blunt…
Elon Musk ignited a political firestorm this week after seizing on a resurfaced video of Rep. Ilhan Omar and accusing her of betraying the country she serves.
According to Fox News, Musk’s accusation came in a blunt post on X, where he reacted to a clip of Omar reassuring Somali constituents last year that she would protect their homeland’s interests.
To Musk, the comments crossed a serious line.
“This sounds like treason,” Musk wrote as he reposted the translated footage.
The clip shows Omar speaking to supporters in Minnesota in early 2024 as debate intensified over whether Somaliland would permit Ethiopia to build a naval base along its coastline.
Omar — whose district includes the nation’s largest Somali community — insisted she would oppose any move she believed harmed Somalia.
According to the translation, Omar told listeners, “The U.S. government will do what we ask it to do.”