Tomi Lahren says nothing would make her happier than Omar’s deportation for fraud, but faults Mullin for answering influencers’ questions “to own the libs”
Fox News co-host, speaking on Fox News Channel’s The Big Weekend Show
“Nothing would make me happier than to see Ilhan Omar deported for immigration fraud. However, what I would have much rather heard from our DHS secretary is how he’s going to arrest and deport 10 million illegal aliens let in under the Biden administration.” … “I don’t want to hear him answering questions from influencers to own the libs.” … “If they want to do an investigation, do an investigation. But at the end of the day, that’s not what’s going to get people out to vote is if Ilhan Omar married her brother.” … “If Ilhan and 10 million others go, okay. But if it’s just Ilhan because you want to make a point to own the libs on X, I’m sorry, that’s not enough for me.”
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A video clip of Tomi Lahren’s remarks on Fox News Channel’s The Big Weekend Show, posted by commentator Nick Sortor at 5:52 p.m. EDT on September 12, 2026. The clip begins mid-exchange. We could not locate the program’s own upload; The Bulwark also reports the remarks.
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The Bulwark reports Fox News host Tomi Lahren’s Saturday remarks criticizing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s handling of the Omar allegation, among other conservative reactions to it.
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The clip begins mid-exchange: a panelist asks whether “the issue alone” is “enough to get people excited,” adding that “immigration was a winning issue.” The Bulwark reported that Lahren also accused Mullin of “blowing off her requests for an interview more than a dozen times.”
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Lahren’s comments came two days after Mullin’s interview with Benny Johnson and the day before Tom Homan’s appearance on Fox’s The Sunday Briefing.
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Case context: Should Trump administration officials publicly accuse Rep. Ilhan Omar of immigration fraud?
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The case’s fixed reference point is the Trump administration’s public accusation that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother to obtain immigration benefits, together with its announced federal criminal investigation of her. Lahren takes materially different positions on the announced accusation: she says she would be glad to see Omar deported for fraud and that officials should investigate if they wish, which supports pursuing it, but she criticizes Mullin for “answering questions from influencers to own the libs” and says the marriage claim is not what will win votes. The closest competing labels are defends_or_excuses and condemns, each of which captures only one half of the statement.
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