SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Rep. Dan Wolgamott (DFL – St. Cloud) issued the following statement in response to this week’s remarks from President Donald Trump targeting Somali Minnesotans, as well as immigration enforcement actions against the community:
“One thing Donald Trump has become successful at is creating chaos, confusion, and fear. That’s exactly what he’s doing now with his vile attacks on Somali Minnesotans, and I strongly condemn his harmful actions and hateful rhetoric. Instead of doing anything to solve the affordability crisis he created for middle-class families, he’s spreading disgusting, inflammatory lies about members of our Somali community to distract us from his failures. Somali Minnesotans are our neighbors, coworkers, classmates, and friends. Minnesotans deserve solutions to make life better, not words and actions that scapegoat entire communities to divide us.”