No Way This Actually Turned Out To Be True

Summary

Ben Shapiro argues that allegations about Representative Ilhan Omar’s age, identity, immigration history, marriages, and finances warrant further investigation. He says a memoir passage describing Omar as eight when Somalia’s civil war began conflicts with the birth year attributed to her elsewhere, and claims the discrepancy may have affected her eligibility for citizenship through her father.

Shapiro also repeats allegations reported by Power Line and the Washington Free Beacon concerning Omar’s family name and refugee history, a possible marriage to her brother, campaign payments to her husband’s former firm, and an $11.25 million investment in a company connected to her husband. These are presented as allegations and suspicions, not established findings.

Shapiro criticizes more than 170 House Democrats for asking the Justice Department to stop or delay its investigation, which they describe as politically motivated and too close to an election. He argues that an investigation is appropriate if there is evidence of crimes, and says concerns about timing are less compelling because Omar is expected to win her district comfortably.

He then accuses Democrats of applying law-enforcement standards selectively, pointing to Representative Ro Khanna’s call for a commission examining the Trump family, Jennifer Welch’s remarks about investigating Trump relatives, and Senator Alex Padilla’s demand to investigate Elon Musk. Shapiro says these calls show Democrats are willing to target political opponents while portraying scrutiny of Omar as weaponization of the Justice Department.

Presenters and Contributors

• Presenter: Ben Shapiro
• Quoted or discussed: Ilhan Omar, Scott Johnson, Ro Khanna, Jennifer Welch, Jim Acosta, Alex Padilla, and Will Gayler.