While America celebrated 250 years of independence over the weekend, Somali-born Nadia Mohamed, the mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, instead traveled to Somalia and is responding to criticism for taking the trip during an historic milestone for her adopted home.
Instead of apologizing or even acknowledging the valid question about the trip’s timing, she responded on social media with a smirky, mocking video.
Alpha News reported that the Ilhan Omar-backed Mohamed was in Somalia over the Fourth of July weekend.
St. Louis Park Mayor Nadia Mohamed spent America’s 250th anniversary in Somalia rather than the United States, according to Somali news outlet Hiiraan Online.
According to the news outlet, Mohamed arrived in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, on Friday, July 3 and was welcomed by Somali government officials. Photos of what appears to be the mayor’s arrival show a large welcoming party waving American and Somali flags.
Hiiraan Online also reported that Mohamed visited with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday, July 4 at the presidential palace in Mogadishu.
Villa Somalia shared a video of Mohamed arriving at the Presidential Palace.
President Hassan Sheikh received Nadia Mohamed, Mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, at Villa Somalia Presidential Palace. pic.twitter.com/l3DbSSiY1D
— Villa Somalia (@TheVillaSomalia) July 4, 2026
Mohamed responded to the criticism by brushing it off with a smirky, mock apology.
“Allow me to offer my sincerest apology for daring….for having the audacity….to take vacation time to go see family members I have not seen in 10 years,” she said sarcastically in a video posted on social media.
“Allow me to apologize for utilizing the federal holiday that we have, and the time off that we have to be able to go see my grandmothers… in which I have not seen in 10 years….in which six of those years I have worked diligently to serve the good people of St. Louis Park.”
“I am so sorry,” she continued to sneer. “How inconsiderate of me! How treacherous – is it treacherous? Treacherous of me!”
She added, “You know, this isn’t even the first time I’ve met with a president of a foreign nation. If you must know, I also met with the president of Switzerland, the then-president of Switzerland, but nobody asked me about that one.”
“I would’ve loved to have told you about that. I would have loved to have had an entire news article written about that. I will do better next time. I will.”
She also called questions about her trip “bullying.”
“While I’m on this note. reading the comments on this post, honestly, it’s the way that people do not fall for this sh**. It’s the way that people do not fall for this propaganda. It is the way that people do not fall for this bullying – because that’s what this is.”
“The minute they mention Somali people, their clicks and views go up,” she concluded.
Watch:
My apology video… https://t.co/WyzK9f7GnC pic.twitter.com/ADJbydTF6P
— Nadia Mohamed (@Nadia_Mohameds) July 8, 2026
Although city officials claimed to Fox News that “the trip is personal, privately funded and unrelated to city business, Hiiraan Online characterized the trip as “an official visit.”
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Saturday with St. Louis Park Mayor Nadia Mohamed at the presidential palace in Mogadishu during her official visit to Somalia.
The meeting focused on the role of the Somali diaspora in national development and ways to strengthen relations between Somalia and the United States.
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