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”

Tomi LahrenFox News co-host, speaking on Fox News Channel’s The Big Weekend Show

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Tomi Lahren criticizes Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's comments about deporting Rep. Ilhan Omar, on Fox News, Sept. 12, 2026.

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On Fox News’ The Big Weekend Show on Saturday, co-host Tomi Lahren said “nothing would make me happier than to see Ilhan Omar deported for immigration fraud,” but that she would rather hear DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin explain how he will deport “10 million illegal aliens.” She said “if they want to do an investigation, do an investigation,” but that the marriage claim is “not what’s going to get people out to vote,” and that if it is “just Ilhan because you want to make a point to own the libs on X, I’m sorry, that’s not enough for me.”

“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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Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Nick Sortor's X post of a video clip of Tomi Lahren's remarks on DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin00:07–00:57 (Lahren’s answer).

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Open source (opens in a new tab)The Latest Right-Wing Revolt Against Markwayne Mullin Is the Wildest YetParagraphs on Tomi Lahren’s remarks.

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Should Trump administration officials publicly accuse Rep. Ilhan Omar of immigration fraud?

Since at least 2016 there have been unproven claims that Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 2009 husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is her brother. Senior Trump administration officials have repeated the claim publicly. This record begins with Vice President JD Vance’s March 27, 2026 statement that “we actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud,” and includes President Donald Trump’s May 1 statement, “I believe she married her brother.” On September 10, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a podcast interview, “we know that she married her brother to try to bring him in the United States,” and that an investigation was ongoing. On September 13, border czar Tom Homan declined to give specifics of an “ongoing criminal investigation” but said “no one’s above the law.” Omar has denied the claim: on September 16 she told a reporter “Absolutely not” and that she is not under investigation, and on September 18 Fox News Digital reported her saying DHS had not contacted her. Fox reported that there has been no public evidence available to confirm an open investigation into her.

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Nick Sortor's X post of a video clip of Tomi Lahren's remarks on DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin (opens in a new tab)00:07–00:57 (Lahren’s answer).

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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 Latest Right-Wing Revolt Against Markwayne Mullin Is the Wildest Yet (opens in a new tab)Paragraphs on Tomi Lahren’s 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.”

After the quotation

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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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 “Defended or excused” and condemns, each of which captures only one half of the statement.

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Trump says Omar "has openly admitted to FRAUD" and must resign

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“Therefore, because she used a fake name to be sworn in, I assume she must IMMEDIATELY resign from Congress. Please inform the Speaker of the House of Representatives, James Michael Johnson, that the Dumocrat Party has just conceded her seat. Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, her real name, has openly admitted to FRAUD, and she will not be legally allowed to be a Member of this August Body from this point forth.”
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