Multiple news outlets are circling the wagons for Minnesota’s embattled and fraud-prone Somali diaspora, which is kind of sweet but also hilariously inept.

The effort covers all the bases: downplaying the scandal, deploying the classic “Republicans pounce” trope and even claiming Minnesota’s Somali community is crucial to the local economy.

The funny thing is, the public relations campaign is actually doing more harm than good. 

Somali residents face growing criticism as federal investigators accuse members of stealing at least $1 billion from Minnesota’s generous welfare programs.

That’s just what prosecutors have uncovered so far.

The total could be much higher.

Since 2022, 87 people, most of them Somali, have been charged in fraud schemes, leading to 61 convictions.

It’s all quite shameful, and recent reporting by City Journal and others has caught President Trump’s attention.

His view of Somalia now

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