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Ilhan Omar posts lakeside video set to Somali rap song about enemies
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Washington Free Beacon, Breitbart News and The Daily Wire report that Rep. Ilhan Omar posted a 27-second video on Friday showing her walking beside a Minnesota lake with her husband, Tim Mynett. The soundtrack is “Nimaan Ciilayba Icaaya” by Somali rapper Ilkacase Qays. According to a certified translation commissioned by the Free Beacon, the lyrics describe humiliating enemies and making them suffer and cry. Omar’s caption did not mention President Donald Trump or name a target, according to Breitbart. The Free Beacon reads the song as a swipe at Trump. Trump has said probes into Omar’s immigration status and finances could lead to her deportation or arrest, the Free Beacon reports.
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Omar posted a 27-second video on Friday showing her walking beside a Minnesota lake with her husband, Tim Mynett.
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The soundtrack is “Nimaan Ciilayba Icaaya” by Somali rapper Ilkacase Qays.
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- Breitbart News, The Daily Wire
According to a translation commissioned by the Free Beacon, the Somali lyrics describe humiliating enemies and making them suffer and cry.
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Omar’s caption did not mention Trump or identify a target of the song.
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Federal investigations are examining Omar’s immigration records and finances, and Trump said the probes could lead to her deportation or arrest.
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The video was posted days after federal agents raided Omar’s Washington, D.C., home.
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The video is a swipe at President Trump or a threat toward enemies.
The Free Beacon and Daily Wire say the lyrics threaten enemies and read the post against federal probes; Breitbart says the caption names no target and the swipe reading is the Free Beacon’s interpretation.
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Right-side outlets present the song as a hidden threat from Omar toward her enemies, with Breitbart noting her caption names no target and the translation of the lyrics coming from the Free Beacon.
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Headlines cast the song as a hidden or violent threat, with Free Beacon and Daily Wire stressing menace while Breitbart notes the caption names no target; the translation is the Free Beacon’s.
‘You Will Suffer And Cry’: Ilhan Omar Loaded verb“Taunts”The verb assumes an intent to provoke that the coverage does not establish as fact.More neutral: SharesDisagree with this highlight? Trump With Sensational language“Venomous”The adjective judges the song’s tone in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing its content.More neutral: Somali hip-hop diss trackDisagree with this highlight? Somali Hip-Hop Diss Track
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violence-huedTauntsVenomousInnocent-Looking
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violence-huedMore neutral: hip-hop track with violent lyrics
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The video was set to a violence-hued hip-hop diss track by a Somali musical duo who rap about how they will "subjugate
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TauntsMore neutral: Shares
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‘You Will Suffer And Cry’: Ilhan Omar Taunts Trump With Venomous Somali Hip-Hop Diss Track
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VenomousMore neutral: Somali hip-hop diss track
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‘You Will Suffer And Cry’: Ilhan Omar Taunts Trump With Venomous Somali Hip-Hop Diss Track
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Innocent-LookingMore neutral: video of a lakeside stroll
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The Violent Message Hidden In Ilhan Omar’s Innocent-Looking Video
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- violent or threatening lyrics
- Omar’s lakeside video as cover
- possible swipe at Trump
- federal probes into Omar
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The Violent Message Hidden In Ilhan Omar’s Loaded modifier“Innocent-Looking”The modifier pre-judges the video as concealing a threat before the meaning of the lyrics is settled.More neutral: video of a lakeside strollDisagree with this highlight? Video
A Somali rap song that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), whose real name is “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi,” according to the Department of Justice, set as background music in a video of a lakeside stroll threatens to punish, humiliate, and subjugate the singer’s enemies, according to an English …
- Breitbart NewsFar Right
‘No Enemy Dares to Threaten Me’: Ilhan Omar Shares Video with Somali Diss Track
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) posted a video Friday of herself walking beside a Minnesota lake with her husband, set to a Somali song the lyrics of which describe humiliating enemies and making them “suffer and cry,” according to a translation obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
- Washington Free BeaconFar Right
‘You Will Suffer And Cry’: Ilhan Omar Loaded verb“Taunts”The verb assumes an intent to provoke that the coverage does not establish as fact.More neutral: SharesDisagree with this highlight? Trump With Sensational language“Venomous”The adjective judges the song’s tone in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing its content.More neutral: Somali hip-hop diss trackDisagree with this highlight? Somali Hip-Hop Diss Track
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) appeared to take a shot at President Donald Trump in the video she posted Friday that depicted her strolling along a serene Minnesota lakeside with her current husband. …
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Washington Free Beacon, Oct 24, 3:38 PM EDT
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- Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 24, 10:35 PM EDT
- The Daily WireFar RightOct 25, 6:10 AM EDT
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