GOP Rep Open to Deporting Melania and Musk in Call to Review Naturalized Citizens

Florida Republican Rep. Randy Fine has said he would be open to potentially deporting first lady Melania Trump and Elon Musk if they were ever found to have lied on their U.S. immigration paperwork.

While there is no suggestion either one has done so, Fine discussed the possibility after the raid on Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in Washington, D.C., by Homeland Security Investigations on October 12. Fine, who prides himself on speaking his mind and is nicknamed “The Hebrew Hammer,” appeared on NewsNation Monday to talk about the raid and its wider implications.

Introducing a theoretical scenario, anchor Nichole Berlie asked him: “Do you think this type of scrutiny should be placed on others who are high-profile with connections to the administration like first lady Melania Trump [or] Elon Musk, who was the head of DOGE?”

The congressman answered: “I believe that we should go back to 1990 and we should re-evaluate everyone who has become a naturalized citizen because what I am understanding is – the kind of fraud we’re hearing about from Ilhan Omar is endemic in Minnesota with many, many, many people having gotten citizenship without giving appropriate paperwork.

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