Ilhan Omar Accused Of Explosive Crime
Billionaire Elon Musk lit up X before dawn Wednesday, blasting Rep. Ilhan Omar and charging that her past comments about Somalia amounted to “treason.”
The tech titan resurfaced a January 2024 clip in which the Minnesota Democrat’s critics said she openly prioritized Somalia’s interests over America’s.
“This sounds like treason,” Musk wrote, posting the clip just hours after President Trump torched Omar during a fiery rally in Pennsylvania.
“I love this Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is, with the little turban,” Trump told the crowd. “I love her. She comes in, does nothing but b—h. She’s always complaining. She comes from her country, where I mean, it’s considered about the worst country in the world, right?”
Omar’s remarks from January 2024 quickly returned to the spotlight. Speaking to constituents in the Twin Cities, she vowed to block the breakaway Republic of Somaliland from entering into a sea-access deal with landlocked Ethiopia. As the clip made the rounds again, Trump kept hammering her, prompting his Mount Pocono crowd to roar “Send her back!”
A translation of Omar’s comments only fueled the backlash
“The US government will only do what Somalians in the US tell them to do,” she said. “They will do what we want and nothing else. They must follow our orders and that is how we will safeguard the interest of Somalia … As long as I am in the US Congress, Somalia will never be in danger, its waters will not be stolen by Ethiopia or others. The US would not dare to support anyone against Somalia to steal our land or oceans. Sleep in comfort, knowing I am here to protect the interests of Somalia from inside the US system.”
The uproar inside Washington was instant. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer blasted his fellow Minnesotan at the time, saying she should “resign in disgrace.”
“Ilhan Omar’s appalling, Somalia-first comments are a slap in the face to the Minnesotans she was elected to serve and a direct violation of her oath of office,” Emmer wrote.
Omar, 43, fired back Tuesday night after Trump’s latest jab, accusing the former president of fixation and failure.
“Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help,” she wrote. “Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead. He continues to be a national embarrassment.”
Mark Kelly’s ‘Sedition’ Scandal Deepens After New Development
Sen. Mark Kelly is facing a political firestorm after the Pentagon launched a formal investigation into his appearance in a video urging military and intelligence personnel to reject what he called “illegal orders” from the Trump administration. What Kelly framed as a “constitutional reminder” has quickly been viewed as an unprecedented call for potential insubordination inside the U.S. armed forces
Kelly, a retired Navy captain and Arizona Democrat, joined five other lawmakers in the November video, directly addressing active-duty service members. The message accused threats to the Constitution of coming “from right here at home,” rhetoric critics say was deliberately aimed at undermining the incoming Trump administration before it even begins its next mission.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forcefully condemned the lawmakers’ stunt, saying it “brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately.” Because the Uniform Code of Military Justice still applies to retired officers, Pentagon investigators are now determining whether Kelly and the others crossed legal lines that no responsible leader should approach.
President Trump delivered his own blistering response on Truth Social, calling the group “TRAITORS” and reposting comments labeling their behavior “SEDITIOUS.” And while the corporate press wrote off Trump’s outrage as typical bluntness, the reaction inside military circles has been far more serious. Veterans and officers from across the spectrum warned that any suggestion that troops should decide on their own which orders are valid is a fundamental threat to discipline and national stability.
As the sedition controversy escalates, Kelly is also grappling with renewed scrutiny over his past business ties to China. Kelly co-founded World View Enterprises, a high-altitude balloon company that accepted $8.1 million in funding from Tencent, the massive Chinese tech conglomerate with well-documented links to the CCP. That fact, once politically inconvenient, is now politically explosive.
Critics are seizing on the China angle, arguing that a senator under Pentagon investigation for encouraging resistance within the ranks should not also have lingering ties to foreign-funded balloon technology — the same kind of technology Beijing used when its surveillance balloon violated U.S. airspace in 2023. Even though Kelly distanced himself from the company years ago, the optics are difficult to ignore.
A viral post reignited the firestorm: “Seditious Mark Kelly ‘started spy balloon company funded by China.’ He’s not for America or Americans.” World View insists no sensitive U.S. technology transferred overseas, but national security experts note that accepting Chinese investment is itself a major vulnerability. For Kelly, the perception alone is damaging — and now it’s resurfaced at the worst possible time.
Kelly’s defenders argue that the senators’ video was merely a reminder that troops must follow lawful orders. But the backlash intensified when Sen. Ruben Gallego responded to critics with profanity — an outburst that Republicans blasted as embarrassingly unprofessional. CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin even admitted the lawmakers created a “straw man,” since no one has issued any illegal orders.
Adding to the political pressure, both Kelly and Gallego voted against paying U.S. troops during the October 2025 government shutdown. That record undercuts their sudden claim that they are standing up for military ethics. Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat who broke with his party to support troop pay, has avoided the blowback — leaving Kelly squarely in the crosshairs.
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Conservatives say the combination is disastrous for Kelly: a Pentagon investigation into a video encouraging potential military resistance, and an old China-funded balloon controversy revived just as national security threats are again front-page news. Commentator Glenn Beck summed up the concern on his radio show: “Once the military begins to decide on its own which orders are legitimate… you no longer have a republic.” The political damage for Kelly may only be beginning.
