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Trump, 80, Says Minnesota Now Has Fewer Lakes Thanks to Somalis

Donald Trump seems to be under the impression that Minnesota’s Somali population has affected the state’s lake count. Speaking with reporters at the White House Tuesday, the president lamented that Minnesota had hundreds of lakes—until the Somalis arrived. “They’ve ruined a great state,” Trump said, referring to the Land of 10,000 Lakes. “You know I…

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