Fox News Slammed for Airing Segment Branded 'Pure Unadulterated Racism'

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Fox News Slammed for Airing Segment Branded ‘Pure Unadulterated Racism’
‘THESE PEOPLE’
Brian Kilmeade and a guest led a shocking back-and-forth about Ilhan Omar.
Josephine Harvey
Senior News Reporter
Updated Jun. 18 2025 6:31AM EDT
Published Jun. 18 2025 2:13AM EDT


A Fox News segment was torched as racist after a host and guest riffed about Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar buying a one-way ticket back to Somalia.

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“I looked up on KAYAK today, the direct one-route ticket from Minneapolis to Mogadishu and it was less than $3,000, so she can afford it on her congressional salary,” Domenech, who is co-founder of ultra-MAGA outlet The Federalist and married to Meghan McCain, said. “So, if she wants to go back there, go for it.”

Kilmeade commented, “If you do take a 747 from Minnesota to Somalia, you will be the only one on the plane.”

“So, it will be like, she can probably sit first class and book a coach ticket,” he added. “So, it’s just these people are so ungrateful for the country.”

A clip of the exchange was highlighted by liberal media watchdog Media Matters and shared by former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan, who called it “pure unadulterated racism.”

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