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Bigotry against Somali Minnesota voters was a losing strategy

President Donald Trump has called Somali Americans “garbage.” He’s said they are “low IQ” but somehow also the “number one buyers of Mercedes-Benz and BMWs.” This was not surprising, if you know Trump’s history. The Nixon administration successfully sued Trump and his father — Trump is a nepo baby, bigly — for…

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Bigotry against Somali Minnesota voters was a losing strategy

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