In a disparaging attack on Somalia in which he said he didn't want people of Somali descent in the United States, President Donald Trump said Somalis "ripped off" Minnesota "every year" for "billions of dollars," an apparent reference to a fraud investigation, and suggested that "like 88%" of Somalis receive "welfare" benefits. But the White House didn't provide us with evidence for either of those figures. Trump was at least partly referring to a recent news report that said the vast majority of people federal prosecutors have charged since 2022 with committing three fraud schemes targeting social service programs in Minnesota are members of the state's Somali community.