by Hailey Gomez at Daily Caller News Foundation
President Donald Trump said during a press conference Thursday that he asked Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud if he would “like to take” back Democrat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, but Mohamud declined.
Omar has faced major backlash for comments she’s made throughout her political career. Calls for her censure began in September after she remarked about the murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and his supporters.
During the press conference, Trump asked Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese if she knew he had previously met with Mohamud. (RELATED: Cory Mills Cuts Deal With Democrats To Save Ilhan Omar)
“Between her and Ilman Omar and the group, I met the head of Somalia. Did you know that? And I suggested that maybe he’d like to take her back, and he said, ‘I don’t want her,’” Trump said as those in the room were heard laughing.
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