Donald Trump branded Somalia “garbage” and told Somalis to leave the US in a furious rant on Tuesday.

Asked a question about Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, Mr Trump replied: “You look at what he’s done with Somalia where Somalia, which is barely a country — they have no anything, they just run around killing each other. When I see somebody like Ilhan Omar, I always watch her, for years I’ve watched her complain about our Constitution … “

He then added: “They (Somalis) contribute nothing. The welfare is like 88% or something. They contribute nothing. I don’t want them in our country.

“Their country is no good for a reason. Your country stinks and we don’t want them in our country.”

The president’s comment came days after his administration announced they are halting all asylum decisions following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington.

The suspect in last week’s incident is originally from Afghanistan, but Trump has used the moment to raise questions about immigrants from other nations, including Somalia.

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