From Fox News: Republican John Nagel, who is running against Dem. Rep. Ilhan Omar in her Minneapolis district, spoke to Fox News Digital about the responsibility she holds in the unfolding massive fraud scandal that has garnered national headlines.
“Where did this actually start?” Nagel told Fox News Digital. “She passed legislation. Her legislation actually started and it allowed people to get into Feeding Our Future. If you look at where the fraud is, it’s primarily her [5th Congressional District], the district that I’m running in against her. And it’s really odd to think that you know all the fraud just happened in a particular area, and it was a bill that she, you know, particularly put together.”
Nagel is referring to allegations that the free meals at the center of the massive fraud scandal were made possible by the 2020 MEALS Act, introduced by Omar and passed with bipartisan support. He told Fox News Digital the public deserves to know who helped her craft that legislation.
Members of Omar’s inner circle personally profited from the $1 billion welfare fraud scandal in her district that has placed her Somali constituency under a White House microscope, Nagel said. He also said that Omar held events at one of the restaurants, Safari Land, which was named in the fraud case, knew one of its now-convicted owners and had a staffer who was also convicted.
Omar herself was the very congress member who introduced the 2020 MEALS Act in March 2020, which passed with bipartisan support. This legislation is what fueled the Feeding Our Future program.
Another associate of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, Guhaad Hashi Said, a Democratic activist and former Omar campaign official, was one of over 70 people busted in the scheme, and pleaded guilty to running a fake food site, called Advance Youth Athletic Development. Said worked on Omar’s 2018 and 2020 campaigns and oversaw voter turnout efforts in the Somali community
“There’s a lot of really deep, deep ties,” Nagel said.
WATCH his comments below:
On Thursday, Nagel commented on a Fox News interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and wrote, “Ilhan Omar. Crafted the legislation for the programs. She associated with many of the convicted fraudsters. FBI evidence shows emails from her office to convicted fraudsters. Somalilanders say to speak out against llhan Omar brought threats against them. Which kept much of her shady immigration past out of the public eyes. Theres no surprise that money went overseas.”
Ilhan Omar. Crafted the legislation for the programs. She associated with many of the convicted fraudsters. FBI evidence shows emails from her office to convicted fraudsters. Somalilanders say to speak out against llhan Omar brought threats against them. Which kept much of her… https://t.co/fvuQ6DRuPY
— John Nagel for Congress MN-5 (@Nagel4Congress) December 12, 2025
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