'One of the dumbest people on earth!' Congress member goes scorched earth on Elon Musk
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) squared off against Elon Musk on Monday after Musk posted a conspiracy theory about the Somali community in Minnesota.
Musk retweeted a post on his social media platform X about an alleged voter fraud scheme where voters are imported from other countries and given welfare benefits in exchange for their votes. Musk said in his post that the same "scheme" is playing out across the country, and attempted to tie Omar to the conspiracy.
"A large number of relatively recently arrived Somalis will elect only a Somali to Congress in that Minnesota district," Musk posted. "This is much more subtle, but just as bad, in many other parts of America."
Omar didn't mince words in her reply.
"You are one of the dumbest people on earth, my district is literally a majority white district," Omar wrote. "Your conspiracy theories are laughable and should have no place in a society that cares about facts."
Omar has been a target of the Trump administration and its allies for several years. Their feud began after she supported his two impeachments, and has intensified amid the second administration's intense deportation operations.