the only way to get her to win the primary was to not have one. she polled at 2% in the last primary.
According to the Washington Post, Ilhan Omar said that America "wasn't the bighearted country that saved her from a brutal war and a bleak refugee camp" but a place that "had failed to live up to its founding ideals."
Meanwhile, here's what's going on back home.
Somalia Humanitarian Overview (2026)
Total Population: 20 million
Facing Crisis-Level Hunger: 4.8 million people (about 24% of the population)
Children with Acute Malnutrition: 1.85 million
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): 99%, the highest in the world
Maternal Mortality: 692 deaths per 100,000 live births
Displaced within country: 1 in 6.