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Obama calls Trump officials’ investigation of Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’
The former president posted a lengthy statement calling President Donald Trump’s treatment of Ilhan Omar a “transparent” effort to intimidate her.
What the coverage shows
Most outlets center on Obama’s denunciation of the federal investigation, with NBC News and BBC News foregrounding his language that the probe was “appalling” and aimed at intimidation. The later coverage shifts toward Trump’s own comments: Fox News and The Hill emphasize his remarks about jail or deportation, while Al Jazeera also highlights his attack on Somalia. The Guardian US is the outlier, reframing the story as broader criticism of Trump’s treatment of Omar rather than the probe itself.
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