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Rep. Ilhan Omar tried to convince Margaret Brennan that the real victims of Minnesota’s $1 billion Somali fraud scheme were....Somalis.Pressed by Brennan on why the scam exploded inside her own backyard, Omar attempted to flip the narrative.BRENNAN: “Of the 87 people charged, all but eight are of Somali descent. That added to the spotlight being put on your community. Why do you think this fraud was allowed to get so widespread?”OMAR: “I want to say, you know, this also has an impact on Somalis, because we are taxpayers in Minnesota.”“We also could have benefitted from the program and the money that was stolen.”“It’s been really frustrating for people to not acknowledge the fact that we are also, as Minnesotans, as taxpayers really upset and angry about the fraud that has occurred.”