Video of Ilhan Omar Repeatedly Calling Somali Leader “Our President”; Saying, “The President and I Have a Special Relationship, I Call Him Uncle and He Calls Me His Girl” | The Gateway Pundit

A video from 2022 of Somali refugee Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) talking within the Somali language to a gathering of Somali-Individuals in Minneapolis and, in keeping with posted translations, repeatedly calling the visiting President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, “our president,” and saying “Somalia is our residence,” is elevating new questions on her loyalty to the US. Omar added she has a “particular relationship” with Mohamud. In a go to per week later to Somalia, Omar once more referred to as it “our nation” whereas addressing Somali authorities leaders.

The video from December 15, 2022 resurfaced Tuesday after calls for Omar to be expelled from Congress, stripped of her naturalized American citizenship and deported arose in response to a speech she gave on Saturday to Somali-Individuals in Minneapolis.

Two variations of an excerpt from Omar’s 2022 speech have been posted on Monday. Within the clips, Omar is lavishing reward on Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who additionally addressed the gathering.

Omar mentioned, in keeping with translations, “I’m very honored to have the possibility that our president, president of Somalia, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, allow us to give him a heat welcome, Minnesota! (her feedback concerning the chilly December climate in Minnesota have been edited out in a single model.) The president and I’ve a particular relationship. I name him uncle and he calls me his lady. Welcome to your own home. Our house is your own home. Welcome to Minneapolis. We’re very glad that Hassan is our president. Somalia is our residence. It’s residence to all of the folks gathered right here. We don’t really feel that it’s removed from us. Somalia is our coronary heart. It’s in our hearts. We at all times take into consideration Somalia.”

That is an edited model posted by Finish Wokeness that minimize out Omar’s feedback concerning the chilly December climate in Minnesota, saying Mohamud’s subsequent go to must be in the summertime.

Rep. Ilhan Omar refers back to the President of Somalia as “our president”

“We have now a particular relationship. I name him uncle and he calls me his lady.”

“Somalia is our residence. It’s our coronary heart. We at all times take into consideration Somalia.” pic.twitter.com/yxHqyk35OQ

— Finish Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 30, 2024

Unedited model posted by Drew Pavlou with largely comparable translation however with commentary within the captioning (and some seconds further on the finish about “peace”:

On this weird speech Ilhan Omar pledges allegiance to the President of Somalia, tells the viewers she calls him “uncle,” concludes by praising a Somali navy operation in opposition to Somaliland (a area which has been unbiased for greater than 30 years) pic.twitter.com/tVGt1nhWBP

— Drew Pavlou 柏乐志 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼🇨🇾 (@DrewPavlou) January 30, 2024

The total speech with out translation can be found on Facebook.

Every week later, Omar once more referred to Somalia as “our nation” in remarks made in Somalia whereas addressing with authorities leaders (VOA excerpt):

U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar hailed latest victories scored by the Somali authorities and local people forces in opposition to al-Shabab militants in central Somali areas.

Omar, who was born in Somalia, has been visiting the nation since Thursday. In Mogadishu, she met with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and members of the Cupboard and parliamentarians on Monday.

Talking at a dinner in her honor hosted by Barre, Omar congratulated the Somali leaders for the “massive success” in opposition to al-Shabab militants.

Omar referred to as for collaboration in defeating the group she accused of “dishonoring” Islam.

“Our nation and our faith have been related to terrorism [because] of the dishonor they introduced on us,” she mentioned. “We have now to do away with them as Somalis and as Muslims and pray and assist one another in that work.”