New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- US President Donald Trump has controversy by alleging that a large public benefits fraud case in Minnesota is overwhelmingly linked to undocumented Somali immigrants, launching a fresh political and racial flashpoint that has drawn sharp responses from state leaders and renewed scrutiny of his long-running attacks on Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed: "Much of the Minnesota Fraud, up to 90%, is caused by people that came into our Country, illegally, from Somalia." He went on to personally target Omar, calling her an "ungrateful loser" and reviving an unfounded allegation about her marriage, adding: "Lowlifes like this can only be a liability to our Country's greatness. Sen...