{"id":2679814,"date":"2026-10-09T12:57:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T16:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pleads-with-minnesotans-to-fight-back-against-somali-migrant-violence-theft\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:01:29","slug":"trump-pleads-with-minnesotans-to-fight-back-against-somali-migrant-violence-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pleads-with-minnesotans-to-fight-back-against-somali-migrant-violence-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Pleads with Minnesotans to \u2018Fight Back&#8217; Against Somali Migrant Violence, Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-pleads-with-minnesotans-to-fight-back-against-somali-migrant-violence-theft%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2679814&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The provided content is a webpage snippet featuring a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button that reveals additional articles or facts when clicked. The expanded content includes an article discussing concerns over increasing gang violence and criminal activities linked to the Somali community in Minnesota, especially in the Twin cities area.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-not-making-this-up-chicagos-mayor-just-told-people-cutting-crime-by-jailing-criminals-is-racist\/\" title=\"We&#039;re Not Making This up: Chicago&#039;s Mayor Just Told People Cutting Crime by Jailing Criminals Is Racist\">article highlights recent violent incidents<\/a>, such as shootings involving Somali gang members accused of drug dealing and fraud, and criticizes local government officials for perceived negligence and slow law enforcement response. It also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/79000-daca-recipients-were-approved-despite-arrest-records-some-arrested-10x-or-more\/\" title=\"79,000 DACA Recipients Were Approved Despite Arrest Records, Some Arrested 10x or More\">references social media posts<\/a>,including remarks made by former President Donald Trump,blaming Democratic leadership and Somali immigrants for rising crime rates. The article mentions political tensions in Minnesota,with close polls in upcoming elections,and emphasizes the potential for Republican intervention to address ongoing issues. The content also contains advertisements, social media embeds, and scripts related to website functionality.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s almost like criminality and the Somali community in Minnesota go together like bananas and rice. You know?<\/p>\n<p>Almost a year after rampant fraud and violence led to a crackdown against the immigrant community in the Twin Cities area, the bad actors haven\u2019t exactly cooled their heels \u2014 and President Donald Trump is calling on the state\u2019s voters to stop the \u201cViolence, Murder, and Mayhem all over the State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a message posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117407181257047860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  on Thursday afternoon, Trump said that top Democratic officials needed to ask the federal government for help, after a massive gun battle earlier in the week led local law enforcement to say that Somali gangs near Minneapolis were seeking revenge.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s message also comes as Democrats are facing unexpectedly close polls in the Senate and gubernatorial races, with Republicans nipping at the Democrats\u2019 heels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants. There is Violence, Murder, and Mayhem all over the State. The people of Minnesota must fight back,\u201d Trump said in the Thursday post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have been robbed, and abandoned by your State Government. Your Governor is an incompetent thief who doesn\u2019t want to get involved,\u201d he said, again throwing shade at lame-duck Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe just wants to get out of town with as much as he can steal, and then, lead a quiet life. The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back! If you need, the Federal Government will come to your rescue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Tim Walz, and Mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, must immediately ask for Federal help \u2014 and leave the rest to us!\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: President Trump posts on , and all the fraud and crime the Somalian refugees have caused in the state of Minnesota. Not to mention the fifth district voting in Ilhan Omar and what a disaster she\u2019s been. https:\/\/t.co\/2WMAFzBviS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commentary Trump Daily Posts (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2108304760373911577?\">October 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The post came after several bouts of violence led to shootings in the suburbs of Eden Prairie and Bloomington, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/100-shot-somali-gang-gun-battle-rocks-minnesota-sheriff-warns-trouble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported, with over 100 shell casings recovered by police.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the culprits were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-lawmakers-demand-action-somali-gangs-open-fire-minnesota-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somali gang members<\/a> involved in drug dealing and fraud schemes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the opportunity to fix it,\u201d Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s early. Once they evolve into drugs, we\u2019re in trouble. Once they evolve into money, more money, we are in trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, as Fox News noted, he wasn\u2019t counting on much help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFletcher estimated that about 300 juveniles are involved and said part of the problem lies in the Somali gangs\u2019 relative novelty to local law enforcement and what he characterized as a reluctance to aggressively prosecute offenders across the river in Minneapolis,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>This has been, more or less, the same old story since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/somali-fraud-drop-bucket-compared-indian-fraud-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somali fraud scandal<\/a> first broke out in the open last year \u2014 including the revelation that it could have been confronted earlier, but authorities declined to pursue the matter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/one-agency-tried-stop-somali-welfare-fraud-early-2020-activists-used-dei-intimidate-silence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">based in large part on fear of being labeled racists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And then, when the Trump administration came in to clean up, the same Democratic politicians egged on the people violently opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and other federal interventions.<\/p>\n<p>This, of course, included the woman involved in the infamous \u201cbananas and rice\u201d clip, in which she struggled to talk about the Somali experience in America.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Nasra Ahmed, the lady who went viral for saying \u201cSomalia is more then bananas and rice\u201d, has been arrested in Minneapolis for assauIting federal officers.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/t.co\/ELvcNb4FFS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Breaking911\/status\/2016596271067246883?\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, then, it shouldn\u2019t be such a surprise that in a year where Democrats would ordinarily be in a good electoral position, both critical Minnesota races are statistically closer than would be expected.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar was supposed to be a shoo-in to replace Walz as governor when she announced her candidacy, but the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/minnesota-governor-election-polls-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent poll<\/a> in the race showed her just two points ahead of state House Speaker Lisa Demuth, the Republican nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Democratic Senate nominee and current Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/2026-senate-polls\/minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slightly ahead<\/a> of her Republican opponent, longtime ESPN personality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-espn-nbc-sideline-reporter-michele-tafoya-triumphs-gop-senate-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michele Tafoya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rest assured, if the Democrats don\u2019t look for support from Washington, Republicans will. Unlike the people who allowed rampant fraud and gang violence in Minneapolis, the GOP can put a stop to it posthaste. 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Nearly a year after widespread fraud and violence prompted a crackdown on immigrants in the Twin Cities, troublemakers remain active. 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