Doubles down on anti-Somali rhetoric: 'destroyed Minnesota,' calls state 'a hellhole'

For the second consecutive day, Trump launched into a rant disparaging Somali immigrants, saying they have 'destroyed Minnesota' and 'our country.' He called Minnesota 'a hellhole right now' and declared 'The Somalians should be out of here.' The escalating rhetoric came as ICE prepared to launch Operation Metro Surge targeting the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Governor Tim Walz criticized the approach as 'pulling a PR stunt and indiscriminately targeting immigrants.' Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey warned that ICE enforcement would result in mistakes and 'taking away the rights of American citizens' through wrongful detention.