The president went on to describe Somalia as a failed entity, asserting that it lacked functioning state institutions.
U.S. President Donald Trump has ignited controversy following remarks made at the World Economic Forum (WEF), where he criticised immigration policies, questioned cultural integration in the West, and made disparaging comments about Somalia and a U.S. lawmaker from Minnesota.
Speaking at the global economic gathering, Trump said the situation in Minnesota demonstrated that Western countries could not mass import foreign cultures, which he claimed had failed to ever build a successful society of their own.
“The situation in Minnesota reminds us that the West cannot mass import foreign cultures, which have failed to ever build a successful society of their own,” Trump said.
"Somalia is a failed .. its not a nation, got no government got no police, no military no nothing". -- Donald J Trump, Davos.
The world is beginning to see Somalia for what it really is; a failed entity that does not actually exist in the real world.
Thank you @POTUS. pic.twitter.com/J467MCBT6W
— bhlub (@thebhlub) January 21, 2026
The president went on to describe Somalia as a failed entity, asserting that it lacked functioning state institutions.
“I mean, we are taking people from Somalia and Somalia is a failed, it is not a nation, got no government, got no police, got no military, nothing,” Trump added.
He also took aim at a Minnesota congresswoman, Ilhan Omar.
Trump alleged, without providing evidence, that the lawmaker was worth $30 million and questioned her right to speak on the U.S. Constitution.
“And we have this congressperson who they just reported is worth 30 million dollars, you believe this?" he said.
“Ilhan Omar talking about the constitution provides me… she comes from a country that is not a country and he is telling us how to run America,” he said.
Trump ended his remarks with a provocative statement that drew immediate attention, saying, “She’s not gonna to get away with it much longer. Let me tell you.”
The comments, delivered at a high-profile international forum attended by political and business leaders from around the world, have prompted criticism and renewed debate over immigration, race, and the tone of political discourse in the United States.