NEW DELHI: U.S. President Donald Trump reignited controversy on Friday by repeating a long‑debunked allegation against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, claiming she entered the United States through a marriage to her brother and demanding her “denaturalization” and deportation.
🚨 BOOM! PRESIDENT TRUMP ON ILHAN OMAR: “She supposedly came into our country by marrying her BROTHER!”
“Well, if that’s true, she shouldn’t be a congresswoman, and we should throw her the HELL out of the country!”
Expel, denaturalize, DEPORT.🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/4fWUbUSMXN
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 30, 2025
In a post on his social‑media platform, Trump described Omar — the first Somali‑American elected to Congress — as “the worst” lawmaker and asserted she “probably came illegally” by marrying her brother, calling for her to be removed from her congressional seat.
Background — What the Record Shows
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Omar was born in Somalia, fled civil war as a child, and arrived in the U.S. as a refugee in 1995. She became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
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The “brother‑marriage” allegation stems from a 2009 marriage between Omar and named spouse Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. Rumours and social‑media claims have — without credible evidence — framed Elmi as Omar’s brother. Multiple fact‑checking investigations have found no proof of biological relation or immigration fraud.
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Omar has repeatedly denied the claim, calling it “absolutely false and ridiculous.”
Why the Claim Is Widely Dismissed
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Major media and fact‑checking outlets conclude there is “no credible proof” that Omar ever married a biological sibling.
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The allegation appears to originate from unverified social‑media rumours and community gossip — none backed by legal records or documentation.
President Trump’s renewed demand to deport a sitting Congresswoman — based on an unproven and widely discredited claim — lacks any factual or legal grounding.
