Migrants. The media. Liberals. When it comes to targets of Donald Trump‘s hatred, there are many groups to choose from.
Yet his loathing of people from Somalia, whom he has repeatedly and viciously attacked throughout his political career, has returned to the spotlight this week over the US decision to bar a World Cup referee.
Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was Africa’s referee of the year in 2025, was denied entry to the United States despite holding a diplomatic passport and a single entry US visa.
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Artan, 34, endured an 11-hour interrogation by border officials in Miami airport, according to media reports, with a US official saying he was suspected of having ties to the Somali terrorist group Al Shabab.
