Dave Rubin’s latest Direct Message segment didn’t mince words — he aired the clip of what he called Donald Trump’s brutal comeback to Representative Ilhan Omar, and conservative audiences cheered the pushback. Rubin framed the exchange as a necessary rebuke to a lawmaker who has long attacked the Constitution and mocked American institutions.
President Trump’s comments about Omar have been public and razor-sharp: he blasted her criticism of the United States, called out what he described as ungrateful behavior, and explicitly said those who do nothing but complain should “go back” and “fix” their own countries. This is the language of a president who believes in America-first honesty rather than Washington’s usual syrupy excuses for bad actors.
The timing isn’t accidental. Trump’s fury follows reporting about massive fraud tied to parts of Minnesota’s Somali community — reporting that forced the administration to reexamine policies like Temporary Protected Status for Somalis. Conservatives see this as vindication: when communities exploit American generosity and elected officials look the other way, strong pushback from the White House is warranted.
Outside the president’s tough talk, a wider fight has erupted over whether elected officials who attack the country should even keep citizenship — a debate stoked by a Florida attorney general’s “Denaturalize and Deport” demand and by right-wing activists pressing for investigations. That spectacle has predictably prompted a Democratic howl about civil rights and abuse of power, showing once again that the left’s first instinct is to defend favored politicians, not the rule of law.
Legal experts rightly remind us that denaturalization is a narrow, legally fraught remedy and not a substitute for accountability through the courts and Congress. Conservatives should agree that rule-of-law matters: push for thorough, honest investigations into fraud and any immigration irregularities, then let prosecutors and Congress do their jobs rather than flinging constitutional shortcuts. This keeps our moral high ground while ensuring bad actors face real consequences.
Meanwhile, the media and Democratic leadership are showing their true colors — rushing to defend Omar while minimizing the fraud revelations and, in some quarters, criticizing any push for enforcement as “political persecution.” Hardworking Americans who pay the bills deserve leaders who put the country first, not press conferences that excuse exploitation and then lecture taxpayers about compassion.
If conservatives want to win this fight they must do two things: keep calling out the corruption and demand vigorous investigations, and insist on border and immigration reforms that prevent abuse in the first place. Trump’s bluntness and Rubin’s willingness to spotlight the issue are reminders that patriotism means speaking up for the Constitution and for the millions of Americans whose wages and services are ripped off while elites look the other way — and public polling shows most voters recoil at the idea of stripping citizenship without due process, so prosecution and oversight are the sober way forward.
