JD Vance accused Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) of having “definitely committed immigration fraud” and said that he’d recently spoken with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller about how best to “go after her.”

Speaking on a podcast hosted by MAGA influencer Benny Johnson on Friday, Vance was asked about claims that Omar had defrauded the United States by marrying her brother to secure his legal residency.

The unsubstantiated claim has circulated in MAGA circles for years but has been denied by Omar multiple times. The congresswoman was born in Somalia but moved to Minneapolis with her family in 1997, fleeing the civil war.

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      Elon and his brother both used to be very open about working illegally in the US in violation of their visas. There’s also his use of illegal drugs which he has never made a secret of. The evidence is a lot more solid than this bizarre nonsense about Omar.

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        Have you been living under a rock? She committed fraud, she stole our tax paying money 💴 and set up ghost daycares to funnel that money to give to terrorist groups like Al Shabaab. She allowed these daycares to receive money 💴 from us, the taxpayers. There’s plenty of proof from Nick Shirley on YouTube going to these daycares trying to enroll a child 👶.

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          Ew fuck, complete with emojis and everything… Fuck off back to reddit you lead gas era infected anal polyp. What methhead daycares would let a random youtuber inspect their operations?

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              I worked as a kindergarten teacher for almost 10 years.

              People don’t get to come in unless guardians or parents or previously announced. Why? Security of the children.

              People don’t come in unless they made an appointment. Why? Because security and more importantly WE ARE BUSY! My job is not to entertain you and get your business. I am here to educate and help the kids.

              People with cameras don’t come in. Why? Seriously??

              People that are obviously out for blood don’t come in. Why? Don’t steal my time and obviously I want to protect the children from psychos.

              But yeah, they uncovered a lot. Mainly that they are derranged.

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            There is something to what he is saying. Nick Shirley is a YouTuber that went to some daycares where the doors were locked or they didn’t let him in and concluded they weren’t real daycares. He’s either a fuckin moron or straight up propagandist.

            So, here’s the “something.” That clown YouTuber was amplified by right wing politicians. JD Vance said it deserved a Pulitzer. 1 week later, DHS sent 2000 more ICE goons to Minnesota as part of their surge. There is a legitimate case to be made that the was because of Shirley’s video.

            It’s. All. So. Stupid.