Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has had a rough time on X lately, as she’s been called out for her anti-American sentiments in various posts and social media hits. On Thursday, she was actually forced to delete a post in honor of Juneteenth, after she was called out for the slavery still going on in her home country of Somalia.
“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,” read Omar’s since deleted post from her official account.
In a quoted repost, Gunther Eagleman called for Omar to go back to her home country. “Somalia still has slaves. Ilhan should go fight to free her own people,” he posted. Omar’s original post is now showing up as no longer existing, indicating she deleted it.
She deleted her post 🤣 https://t.co/Q2Cm7Flt3R pic.twitter.com/cQGTquNsIy
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 19, 2025
According to a 2023 report for Walk Free, using 2021 numbers, there were 98,000 people living in modern slavery in Somalia, 6.2 per every 1,000 people. There is a 98/100 score for “vulnerability to modern