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Rep. Ilhan Omar has blasted House Majority Whip Tom Emmer after the Minnesota Republican said at a town hall that "Somalis don't assimilate" and that those who do not assimilate "should go the hell back to where they came from." Omar, who came to the U.S. as a Somali refugee and now represents Minnesota in Congress, fired back on X, saying she had "assimilated all the way to Congress" and called Emmer an "idiot." The exchange has ignited a fierce political battle over immigration, assimilation, and the future of Minnesota politics, with Democrats accusing Emmer of xenophobia while Republicans continue to push for tougher immigration policies.