State Rep. Francesca Hong announced Tuesday that she has received the endorsement of Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota Democrat, notable for her far-left extremism and a trail of personal and ethical scandals. Hong, a Democratic socialist running for governor in 2026, hailed Omar as “one of the bravest voices in politics” and an “unwavering champion for working people.” For Wisconsinites who remember what common sense looks like, this seal of approval from one of Congress’s most divisive figures is proof positive that Hong’s agenda is far too radical for the Badger State.
The endorsement should be anything but reassuring. Pairing up with Socialist Omar reveals the true nature of Hong’s campaign. Omar’s brand of politics has delivered nothing but division, medicaid fraud, and anti-American rhetoric in Minnesota.
Omar carries a lengthy list of ethical and personal scandals that have made her a lightning rod even within her own party, including calls for her to leave the Democrat Party. She has faced repeated accusations of immigration fraud, including longstanding claims that she entered a sham marriage with her brother in 2009 to help him gain U.S. citizenship, allegations that have dogged her for years and prompted multiple investigations. She has been fined by Minnesota campaign finance authorities for filing joint tax returns with a man she was not legally married to at the time. Critics have hammered her for allegedly using her office to steer federal funds and for her vocal anti-Israel antisemitic rhetoric. Omar has also drawn fire for accepting donations from the Somali Medicaid fraud ringleader.
The timing of the endorsement is questionable. Omar is under active congressional and federal scrutiny for her finances at the very moment she is boosting Hong’s gubernatorial ambitions. The latest episode in Omar’s never-ending ethics saga? A jaw-dropping“accounting error” in her family’s net worth.
Just months ago, financial disclosure forms filed with Congress listed Omar and her husband Tim Mynett’s assets at between $6 million and $30 million—a jaw-dropping 3,500 percent surge in reported wealth in a single year.
The sudden windfall raised eyebrows, especially as it overlapped with a massive $11 billion Somali social-services fraud scandal centered in Minnesota’s immigrant community that has sparked federal probes and drawn national outrage. Under mounting pressure from House Republicans and even the Justice Department, Omar quietly amended her filings. The corrected numbers? Just $18,000 to $95,000 in shared assets. She blamed the discrepancy on how her husband’s business holdings were listed and insisted she is “not a millionaire.” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has demanded records from companies tied to Mynett, and President Trump has publicly labeled the situation “crooked,” calling for deeper scrutiny.
This is the same Ilhan Omar now lending her scandal-plagued brand to Francesca Hong’s campaign for governor. Hong likes to call herself a fighter for the working class and a single mom, but her embrace of Omar makes it clear: she’s marching in lockstep with the most radical wing of the Democratic Party. That wing has turned Minneapolis into a warning sign for the rest of America—soaring crime, failing schools, and taxpayers left holding the bag. If there’s a Mount Rushmore for ‘Don’t Minnesota our Wisconsin,’ Omar’s face is front and center.
Hong’s decision to cozy up to Omar—scandals and all—proves what conservatives have been saying all along: her campaign is too radical for Wisconsin. Her promises of bigger government, higher taxes, and endless identity politics are straight out of Omar’s playbook. Voters should take note: wherever these so-called progressive experiments have been tried, the results are always the same—higher taxes, more homelessness, and less public safety. That’s not ‘permanent affordability.’ That’s permanent decline.
Wisconsin Democrats might cheer for this national progressive seal of approval, but everyday voters should see it for what it is: a political anchor. Ilhan Omar’s baggage is legendary—her approval rating in Minnesota is a dismal 29 percent, with 52 percent disapproving. Her record is radioactive, and her endorsement of Francesca Hong should be a giant red warning sign for anyone who wants Wisconsin to stay prosperous, safe, and rooted in reality.
This endorsement might fire up Hong’s far-left Reddit fan club, but it drives away the moderates and independents who actually decide elections. Wisconsinites deserve leaders who put our state first, not politicians eager to import the chaos, fraud, and dysfunction of the Squad. Hong’s latest headline leaves no doubt: her vision for Wisconsin is just another radical experiment that’s already failed everywhere else.
