Petersen's show treats $44 million as Omar's wealth
Host of the Wake Up America show
“ILHAN'S $44 MILLION: The RICO Case Exploding the Minnesota Fraud Ring”
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The January 28 episode of Austin Petersen's Wake Up America show treats $44 million as Omar's wealth in its title and describes a 3,500 percent increase in her net worth.
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Trump had claimed that Omar was reportedly worth more than $44 million and said the Justice Department and Congress were looking at her finances.
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The episode description said the show would examine a 3,500 percent increase in Omar's net worth and the values reported for her husband's businesses.
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Responding to: Ilhan Omar is worth more than $44 million.
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Relative to Trump's claim, the episode title treats "$44 million" as Omar's and the description presents the reported increase as fact rather than rejecting or qualifying the amount.
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