President Donald Trump launched into a lengthy rant about Rep. Ilhan Omar in a stump speech in Florida on Friday, using a bizarre accent to mimic the progressive Democratic foe before launching into a narrative tied to the unproven claim in conservative circles that she married her brother.
In an affectation that sounded like a bad British accent, he at first seemed to imitate Omar and her ex-spouse.
“I believe she married her brother, which is totally illegal,” Trump said. “It’s a lovely couple actually, but it’s a little bit on the illegal side. ‘Darling. I love you very much.’ “Good night, brother. Let’s go to bed.”
The president made the remarks while speaking at the Villages in Florida, the world’s largest retirement community. He came to tout supposedly fulfilling his 2024 campaign promise to remove taxes on Social Security.
Though the One Big, Beautiful Bill he signed last year does not remove taxes on Social Security. Rather, between 2025 and 2028, senior citizens can claim an additional deduction of $6,000 and $12,000 for couples. Trump campaigned on removing taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security when he ran for re-election in 2024.
Trump made the remarks when going on a racist tirade about Somalis in Minnesota.
Trump has long focused on the widespread fraud investigation within Minnesota’s Somali-American community. That served as the impetus of Operation Metro Surge, the operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“The whole thing is a scam and we ought to get those people, the hell out of our country.”
He would proceed to impersonate Omar before criticizing her.
“She says, she says, ‘the Constitution gives me certain rights, gives me certain rights, and I demand that I be given these rights,’” Trump said “Get the hell out. What a phony.”
But Omar would not be the only Democrat Trump would attack. He repeated his attacks on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a potential presidential candidate, for having dyslexia.
“We should give him a cognitive test,” Trump said, bragging about his own prowess. “I took three of them. Aced all of them, by the way. I’m the only president to take a cognitive test.”
Trump also used the event to remark on the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which led to the arrest of Cole Allen, who allegedly tried to open fire on the president and administration officials.
