JD Vance accused Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) of having “definitely committed immigration fraud” and said that he’d recently spoken with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller about how best to “go after her.”

Speaking on a podcast hosted by MAGA influencer Benny Johnson on Friday, Vance was asked about claims that Omar had defrauded the United States by marrying her brother to secure his legal residency.

The unsubstantiated claim has circulated in MAGA circles for years but has been denied by Omar multiple times. The congresswoman was born in Somalia but moved to Minneapolis with her family in 1997, fleeing the civil war.

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[–] 132 points 7 months ago (6 children)
  • [–] 197 points 7 months ago* (5 children)

    Remember, Elon Musk was in America on a student visa but working for his brother's company instead of attending school. That's visa fraud, which you're required to disclose on any subsequent visa or citizenship applications. He didn't, so he's also guilty of immigration fraud.

    Anyone who runs on seizing his assets and locking that illegal immigrant in a detention facility gets my vote

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    so he's also actually guilty

    I know it's such an insignificant word change, but it stabs at something I have to keep reminding myself: a single word can be the difference between correcting someone's understanding of reality vs accidentally reinforcing a "both sides" argument.

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  • [–] 89 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    While we’re at it, I’ve never seen trumps long form birth certificate. Is he even American?

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  • [–] 61 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Never seen any tax returns either, is he even a contributing member of society?

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  • [–] 30 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    During the 2016 debate, Hillary Clinton called him out on paying no federal taxes some years. His response was, "that makes me smart."

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  • [–] 16 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    Yeah Republicans loved that. They loved it.

    They are all selfish and ignorant. These people are a minority of the American people, yet the largest majority doesn't vote... So the little mean, stupid clique of idiots win, and we get this bullshit.

    That majority on the US needs to wake the fuck up. If they don't, we're all fucked. Apathy is destroying this nation.

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  • [–] 37 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    As usual, bullshit has been asked and answered.

    https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/12/02/ilhan-omar-brother-marriage/

    tl;dr - her marriages may have been screwed up, but they weren't illegal.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Thanks for the TLDR. Snopes is blocking people now for having an adblocker.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    Important bit from Snopes:

    "In 2002, Omar and Hirsi reportedly applied for a marriage license. The couple married in an Islamic ceremony but never completed the process for a civil marriage, according to Hirsi. By 2008, Hirsi and Omar had separated (per Islamic custom). After that relationship ended, Omar had a civil marriage with Elmi in 2009. When that relationship ended, Elmi moved to England and they divorced per Islamic practice in 2011, but without receiving a legal divorce. 

    Omar later reconciled with Hirsi and remarried in an Islamic ceremony. In 2017, Omar formally petitioned for divorce from Elmi, and legally wed Hirsi in 2018. Hirsi and Omar legally divorced in 2019.

    Snopes found no credible evidence that Elmi and Omar were siblings in a fraudulent marriage."

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  • [–] 35 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Threatening to use your office to go after someone for political points should carry penalties.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Being JD Vance should carry penalties. We live in a very unfair fucked world.

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