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𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐍𝐎 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐈𝐋𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐑⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Most folks only saw the headline — they never saw the payload behind it. So let’s break down what really just happened in Minnesota, and why 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trump didn’t just “end a program” for Somali immigrants. 𝐇𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 that federal investigators say has been siphoning off 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 — money that was laundered, shipped overseas, and tied to radical groups.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And wouldn’t you know it… 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬.𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭.𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 that’s been allowed to operate without consequences for years.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here’s the part the media won’t touch: this wasn’t some random policy change. Trump terminated Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota because investigators uncovered a fraud system worth $𝟐𝟓𝟎–$𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 — and the entire operation was being run through the very community Ilhan Omar represents.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TPS was supposed to be a humanitarian shield — a safe haven for people fleeing war or disaster. Instead, it turned into a funnel:• 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝• 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠• 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬• 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And the federal reports were clear — 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠So Trump did what weak leaders never do: 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡.Enough fraud.Enough money bleeding out of the system.Enough political protection for a district drowning in corruption.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And now Ilhan Omar — the same person who lectures America about “equity” while her district collapses — 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Victor Davis Hanson laid it out: 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞.When the fraud is this big…When the money trail is this obvious…When the district involved is this notorious…𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭? 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video link: https://x.com/MichaelARothman/status/1995462060273250538