In December 2025, a clip from a January 2024 speech given by Rep. Omar to Somali constituents in Minnesota circulated online. In the speech, she vowed to protect the interests of Somalia from an agreement between Ethiopia and the breakaway Republic of Somaliland, stating she would do so while in Congress.
Elon Musk and other critics, including some Republican politicians like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, seized on the clip, suggesting that her comments indicated a primary allegiance to Somalia over the United States and calling the statements “treasonous”
Accusations of disloyalty and treason against Omar have been made by political opponents and commentators in the past, often related to her use of a Quran for her swearing-in ceremony, her comments about Israel, or unverified reports of her being a foreign asset. These claims have consistently lacked evidence and been disputed.
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