On one of the final days of the legislative session, MN House RINOs partnered with Democrats on a woke resolution honoring the fraud-ridden Somali community. While grassroots conservatives are opposed to mass migration of third-world refugees and are sick of seeing their tax dollars funneled to fraudsters, RINOs proved yet again that they are in lockstep with the radical left, globalist, Great Replacement Theory agenda.

RINOs Ben Bakeberg (54B), Dave Baker (16B), Patti Mueller (23B), Andrew Myers (45A), and Paul Torkelson (15B) all stood up to read the resolution aloud and had nothing but praise for a racial group that has generally been unwilling to assimilate to American culture. It has become clear that the vast majority of Somalis have no interest in maintaining our Constitution, societal norms, and way of life. While a minority of Somalis have embraced American principles, the vast majority have not.

Imagine what would be said if a resolution was championed in the House if it exclusively complimented white people. It would be seen on its face as ridiculous.

Some of the woke talk included Mueller arguing that Somalis “enrich local and state culture”, Myers arguing that Somalis advocate for “equity and justice” and enhance “democracy and public service in this state”, and Bakeberg saying MN has to respect the “dignity of all MN residents” (which would include illegal aliens). RINO Speaker Lisa Demuth also led the body to give a standing ovation to a Somali national, Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud, following the resolution being read aloud. See below:

Honored today to be recognized by the Minnesota House of Representatives in a bipartisan resolution reaffirming support for Somali Americans and their contributions to the cultural, civic, social, and economic life of this great state.

Minnesota has shown that diversity is not a… pic.twitter.com/a3BLzsg2Zv

— Mohamed Abdirizak (@MAbdirizak) May 16, 2026

Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Somalia and has publicly worked with Ilhan Omar to funnel more of our tax dollars to Somalia. Even if Mohamud is a good-faith actor fighting corruption and terrorism in Somalia's government, it is not the United States' responsibility to nation build with hard-earned tax dollars.

RINOs who are afraid to admit that the Somali community has done more harm than good to Minnesota will never end our state’s fraud epidemic. Sucking up to a racial group that supports Sharia Law will not cause them to moderate their views, it shows that weak politicians are celebrating the decline of our nation.

Unfortunately, the Uniparty continued their woke identity politics with another resolution on the following day to recognize May as American Indian Month. Instead of dealing with serious issues affecting Minnesotans like high taxes, billions in fraud, or unfair regulations, RINOs just want to virtue signal to a group that will never vote for them.

Of the 5 RINOs mentioned who read the resolution, only Torkelson is retiring from the legislature. Baker, Mueller, and Myers are running for reelection and Bakeberg is running for the state Senate. 

Action 4 Liberty will continue to stand for common sense and against woke identity politics. Democrats and RINOs who prioritize Somali migrants over average Minnesotans are America Last politicians that are destroying Minnesota. A4L will continue providing Patriots with liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.