Omar Scrambles to Erase Juneteenth Tweet After Her Hypocrisy is Exposed

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), a Somali refugee turned far-left congresswoman, is once again finding herself in the middle of a controversy of her own making—this time, over a tone-deaf Juneteenth message about slavery. On Thursday, Omar posted a sanctimonious tribute to the end of slavery in the United States, claiming Americans must continue the work to “root out systemic racism.” But when she was reminded that slavery is still practiced in her home country of Somalia, she quietly deleted the post.

The original post, now scrubbed from her account, read:
“160 years ago on June 19, 1865, slavery ended in this country. Today, we celebrate Black freedom, resilience, and achievement, and continue the work to root out systematic racism from our policies and institutions.”

The deletion came just minutes after prominent conservative influencer Gunther Eagleman called her out:
“Somalia still has slaves. Ilhan should go fight to free her own people.”

https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1935750272787108271

And poof—it vanished.
By 1:23 p.m. EDT, Eagleman had posted a follow-up: “She deleted her post.”

Now, a more sanitized Juneteenth post remains on Omar’s timeline, stripped of any mention of slavery and instead filled with vague political platitudes about “freedom not always being swift.”

On Juneteenth, we remember that freedom is not always swift but it is always worth the fight. It’s a powerful reminder of how long justice can take to reach those who deserve it most.

Today, we celebrate Black freedom, resilience, and achievement, and continue the work to root…

— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) June 19, 2025

But here’s the thing: the facts about modern slavery in Somalia aren’t vague at all.

A 2024 U.S. State Department report makes it crystal clear that human trafficking, forced labor, and even child slavery remain major issues in Somalia. Vulnerable populations—including displaced persons and children—are routinely exploited in agriculture, domestic servitude, fishing, and even stone-crushing. Some families even willingly surrender custody of their children, only for them to end up trafficked for labor or sex. And let’s not forget, al-Shabaab controls large parts of Somalia, running territory where lawlessness, child soldiers, and slavery are still a grim reality.

Truth! pic.twitter.com/xysCkl7sYA

— Central Texas Patriot (@centtexpatriot) June 19, 2025

So while Omar takes to Twitter to virtue signal about racism in the United States—a country that gave her refuge, education, and elected office—she can’t bring herself to speak out about slavery still going on in the land of her birth. Worse, when she’s called out, she deletes the evidence and hopes no one notices.

Too late.

Ilhan Omar owes Americans—and especially her constituents—an honest conversation, not selective outrage. Maybe before lecturing the U.S. about justice, she should call for the liberation of actual slaves in Somalia.