Trump calls for resignation of Ilhan Omar, who faces two federal investigations into eligibility

President Donald Trump has called on Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar to resign or be expelled from Congress, amid federal investigations into whether she fraudulently obtained US citizenship through her father. The information was discussed on the panel "The Big Weekend Show", on Fox Business.

According to the channel, investigators are examining whether the parliamentarian may have created legal problems by obtaining citizenship, even if she was unaware of the irregularity. Experts interviewed on the program estimate that the Supreme Court may not be able to prevent her from being removed from office. These are allegations under investigation: the transcript does not contain a court decision or official confirmation.

What's at stake

One of the participants recalled that there was already a case of a congressman with legal problems who was not prevented from taking office. In this situation, according to him, the courts understood that someone could not be barred from being re-elected by voters who knew their record. For the panelist, the current case is different: it does not deal with accusations of fraud per se, but with the deputy's eligibility to join the House.

The Department of Homeland Security, according to the program, says the investigation goes beyond a single point. The presenters also mentioned that there are questions about a possible financial element and about an alleged marriage between her and her brother, linked to immigration fraud. One commentator said the congresswoman responded "no, as far as I know" when asked about her relationship with the man in question. In his opinion, this represents a change of tone in relation to the previous response, which classified the topic as a conspiracy theory, and indicates that the story is far from over.

The panelists also stated that Trump is trying to turn the issue into a campaign issue. One of them said he is not a lawyer, does not know all the evidence and prefers to "keep the powder dry", but noted that there is "a lot of smoke" in the case. He also maintained that the thesis, previously dismissed as a right-wing conspiracy theory, has been partially confirmed by reality, citing a report from the New York Times.

Internal dispute between Democrats

The program also addressed the situation of congresswoman Haley Stevens, who, according to Fox, was excluded from the Michigan Democratic Party's voter database, after the dispute for the state Senate seat against Abdul El-Sayed. In the opinion of a panelist, the episode is a message to Democrats who question the spread of anti-Semitism in the party, and reflects the party's internal division.

Plebiscites and what matters to the market

In the final part, the panel dealt with around a dozen initiatives that will go to the polls in various states. According to Fox Business, California, Colorado and Washington are discussing taxes on large fortunes, a measure that, in the channel's assessment, could have relevant implications for the economies of these states. For investors, the point of attention is the results of these votes, which signal the direction of wealth taxation in the United States.

Voters will also decide on restrictions on biological men's participation in women's sports, on voter identification in California and, in Massachusetts, on the possible repeal of legal marijuana. None of these topics had a defined outcome in the transcription, and the concrete impact on the stock market, interest rates or dollar was not discussed by the participants.

Automatically translated from Portuguese.