Trump's Michigan rally attack on Omar

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At a Michigan rally on October 25, 2026, President Trump attacked Representative Ilhan Omar and Somalia, calling Somalia possibly the worst country in the world and questioning Omar's loyalty. Omar responded the next day with a video on X of herself and husband Tim Mynett walking by Minnesota lakes to a Somali song. The discussion centers on the exchange and on the song's translated lyrics.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-10-26 (2:07 to 7:43)
   Plays the rally clip and reads the song
   Plays the rally clip of Trump calling Somalia the worst country in the world and questioning Omar's right to criticize America, then reads the translated lyrics of the Somali song in Omar's response video and ties it to older allegations about her family.
   New angle: Omar answered Trump's Michigan rally attack with an X video of herself and Tim Mynett walking by Minnesota lakes to a Somali song.
2. The Bulwark Daily, 2026-10-30 (11:06 to 16:35)
   Contrasts Trump's rally line with his 2018 denial
   Reads Trump's rally line about Omar and a shithouse country against his 2018 denial of the shithole countries remark, then widens into a riff on the right's racism toward Indian and Asian Americans. Commentary and framing, not new reporting.