DeSantis demands 'Squad' member be expelled, deported over 'Somalians first' remarks

WASHINGTON (TND) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis demanded Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., be expelled from Congress and deported Tuesday over recent controversial remarks.

Rep. Omar faced backlash this week over footage showing her saying she is Somalian “first” and Muslim “second” while addressing Somali-Americans in Minneapolis.

“We, as Somalians, love each other,” she said, according to subtitles provided by Somalia Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rhoda J. Elmi. “There are areas of friction that led us to kill each other, but in reality, we are an organized society – brothers and sisters, people of the same blood, people who know they are Somalians first and Muslim second who protect one another and come to each other’s aid and to the aid of other Muslims too.”