President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s immigration crackdown on Minnesota’s Somali community to fraud cases involving government programs

President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Minnesota lawmaker Ilhan Omar, the Somali population and Gov. Tim Walz at an event in Pennsylvania talking about the U.S. economy.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey fired back at President Donald Trump after being called a “fool” for supporting Somali immigrants.

Local officials pledged their continued support of Somali-Americans across Minnesota, who have endured increasingly inflammatory remarks from the president in recent weeks.

Trump dubbed Minnesota “a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” after a conservative news outlet, City Journal, reported last month that taxpayer dollars from defrauded government programs have flowed to the Somali militant group al-Shabab. Federal prosecutors have not charged any defendants with supporting terrorists.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Wednesday shot back at President Trump after the president called him a “fool” amid tensions between Minnesota officials and the White House over Somali

Minneapolis City Councilor Jamal Osman is inviting President Donald Trump to the city to better understand the Somali community. Osman made the invitation during a press conference held on Wednesday, the same day federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security and ICE are reportedly in the city.

This happened Tuesday during identification checks amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on the community.

In a racist rant during his cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump said that Somalis are “garbage” who “contribute nothing.” He said that Somalia is “no good” and “stinks,” ignoring the historic ravaging of the country by colonial powers and his own contribution to the devastation of the country due to his sweeping aid cuts.

Preparing for ICE agents' presence in the city, an interfaith coalition shared best practices for dealing with law enforcement at houses of worship.