“Among Somalis in Minnesota, “92% of them don’t work.”
What PolitiFact found
About 28% of Somalis in Minnesota aren’t working — a far lower percentage than President Donald Trump cited, and a smaller share than for Minnesotans overall. About 9 in 10 Somalis receive some form of public assistance, but these programs typically allow low-wage workers to participate; receiving public benefits does not mean someone isn’t working.
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In short
Donald Trump (president) made this claim around 2 February 2026. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 February 2026. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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