Seattle Mayor Proudly Admits She Is Not Seeking Probe Into Somali Scammers
Democratic Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson told a reporter during a January interview that she was not asking for any investigation into potential welfare fraud involving Somalis. Wilson’s comments resurfaced Monday in a…
Democratic Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson told a reporter during a January interview that she was not asking for any investigation into potential welfare fraud involving Somalis.
Wilson’s comments resurfaced Monday in a post on X from LibsofTikTok after initially being posted on the site by KOMO, a Seattle-area TV station, on Jan. 7. Wilson claimed that reports of the scandal surrounding Somali scammers looting welfare programs was about making Somalis “a target.”
“Have you asked anyone to follow up on the fraud claims, either to the Department of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs or SPD ?” the reporter asked, with Wilson immediately responding, “No.”
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“So there’s, as far as you’re concerned right now, there’s no reason to suggest there’s any sort of fraud?” the reporter asked, with Wilson responding, “I don’t. This whole issue is not really about fraud, right? It’s about dividing and conquering. It’s about making an immigrant community a target, right? There’s no reason to assume, based on the identity of a day care operator, that their small business is doing anything wrong.”
Independent journalist Nick Shirley ignited a firestorm on social media Dec. 26 after he posted a photo of a day-care center in the Minneapolis area that displayed a sign listing it as the “Quaility Learing Center” on X, along with a 42-minute viral