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Newly re-elected Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey is going through backlash from conservatives for giving a victory speech in Somali and saying that Minneapolis welcomes Somalians.
In a video of the speech posted on-line, Frey will be seen main chants in Somali as the group responds and applauds.
Fashionable conservative influencer Paul Szypula ripped into the progressive mayor, writing, “The pandering right here is insane.”
“Mayor Jacob Frey, as he received reelection, spoke nearly a minute in Somalia then stated Minneapolis belongs to Somalia,” stated Szypula.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks throughout a press convention at Metropolis Corridor following a mass capturing at Annunciation Catholic Faculty on Aug. 28, 2025 in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Photos)
In a second spherical of nonpartisan ranked-choice voting, Frey narrowly defeated a problem from socialist Minneapolis state Sen. Omar Fateh. Fateh is the primary Somali American and first Muslim to serve within the state senate.
Fateh had the backing of the Twin Cities’ chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who represents Minneapolis within the U.S. Home of Representatives.
In the meantime, Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., who was former Vice President Kamala Harris’ working mate final 12 months and is up for re-election subsequent 12 months, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., endorsed Frey’s marketing campaign this 12 months.
Whereas talking with a crowd of Somali residents after his victory, Frey repeatedly thanked the group in Somali.
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Then Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Omar Fateh is seen in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 19, 2025. (Omar Fateh marketing campaign)
“To the nice folks of Minneapolis, and I say that very deliberately, as a result of irrespective of the place you might be from, Minneapolis ought to be a spot the place you might be proud to name residence,” he stated.
He then proceeded to checklist off a lot of Somalian areas, saying, “Whether or not you might be from Bosaso or Mogadishu, whether or not you might be from Hargeisa or Garowe, whether or not you might be from Beledweyne or southwest, Minneapolis is a spot the place you come to hunt prosperity, the place you come to lift your loved ones.”
“Here’s what this election means, this election means this can be a second for unity, the place your entire Somali group can come collectively and say, ‘That is our folks, that is our metropolis, we’re united behind one another,” he stated.
Conservative pundit Gerry Callahan slammed Frey’s speech, saying, “That is an American politician, raised in America, educated in America, ostensibly representing Individuals, prostrating himself in entrance of bunch of foreigners. Might be essentially the most humiliating factor I’ve ever seen.”
Podcaster Matt Walsh additionally chimed in, writing, “As I’ve stated many instances now, politicians on this nation ought to be required by regulation to talk English when addressing the general public in an official capability. There ought to by no means be a time when Individuals can’t perceive what their elected leaders are saying.”
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Marketing campaign indicators for Minneapolis mayoral and metropolis council candidates, together with Omar Fateh and Jacob Frey, line a fence in Cedar–Riverside. (Michael Dorgan/Fox Information Digital)
Nick Sortor wrote, “I don’t know the way massive ICE’s presence in Minneapolis is, but it surely must be a lot, MUCH bigger.”
Fox Information Digital reached out to Frey’s workforce for remark, however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
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This isn’t the primary time Frey has garnered criticism over Somali-language political messaging. He was additionally broadly criticized in September for releasing a marketing campaign advert in Somali.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, commented on the advert, saying, “This should be stopped.”
Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., additionally reacted to the advert, posting a disapproving gif.
Kari Lake merely wrote, “WTAF?” which is an acronym for “what the precise f—.”
Having entered workplace in 2018, Frey was elected to his third time period as Minneapolis mayor on Tuesday. He’s greatest identified for marching with protesters through the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots, which have been significantly harmful in Minneapolis, the town during which George Floyd died. Frey was additionally seen kneeling and weeping by Floyd’s casket at a memorial service.
