Overview
- A clip shared on December 5 shows Mayor Jacob Frey eating a traditional Somali meal at a Minneapolis restaurant.
- Coverage describes the visit as a response to President Trump's derogatory comments about Somali immigrants in Minnesota over Thanksgiving.
- Conservative commentators and MAGA accounts widely mocked the video, labeling it performative and turning stills into memes.
- Right-leaning outlets characterized the appearance as a photo-op and questioned Frey's sincerity.
- Minneapolis officials continue to assert support for Somali residents and maintain a policy of not assisting federal immigration raids as a welfare-fraud scandal fuels political scrutiny of Democrats in the state.