How Does Ilhan Omar’s Closed Winery Make Millions? plus Tom Homan Takes on MSNBC
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
1) Allegations about Rep. Ilhan Omar’s finances
- The Biden DOJ opened a 2024 investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s finances, campaign spending, and interactions with a foreign citizen, citing reporting from The New York Times.
- Donald Trump’s social posts asserting Omar went from “nothing” to “over $44M,” and shows Omar’s rebuttal on X calling it panic and conspiracy, saying years of probes found nothing.
- Cites Washington Free Beacon/Breitbart claims that Omar and her husband’s net worth grew to $6–$30M by end of 2024, a ~3,500% increase in one year, allegedly tied to her husband’s winery and venture capital firm.
- A winery purportedly not operating (closed tasting room/website, no phone), questioning how its value rose to ~$5M; the segment uses sarcasm to imply corruption.
- Rep. James Comer is planning to subpoena Omar’s husband regarding the couple’s wealth.
2) Minneapolis incident involving Alex Pretti
- Alex Pretti had a prior physical encounter with federal agents about a week before being shot and killed during a later confrontation; says CNN reported he suffered a broken rib from an earlier tackle during protests.
- States that Pretti was “known” to federal law enforcement and that he was armed during the fatal struggle, emphasizing that CBP’s use‑of‑force policy allows deadly force when there’s imminent danger.
- Argues mainstream media downplays the firearm detail and frames the narrative to elicit sympathy for Pretti rather than agents.
3) Defense of immigration enforcement & critique of “sanctuary” policies
- White House press‑room exchange noted a 2016 Washington Post headline and that President Barack Obama honored Tom Homan, countering critics who oppose Homan’s deployment to Minnesota.
- Includes a 2010 Obama quote asserting that indiscriminate legalization is unwise/unfair and that the U.S. must enforce border laws—used to argue Democrats once supported stronger enforcement.
- Features Tom Homan’s TV appearance listing arrests of non‑citizens with serious charges and contending that sanctuary policies endanger communities by forcing at‑large arrests rather than jail pickups.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.6 | Fraud. |
| 0:06.5 | It is something many Americans say that they are sick and tired of, |
| 0:10.1 | especially when it's coming from the people that are elected who are not supposed to be involved in abusing their power. |
| 0:16.7 | Well, we've learned something new about somebody, a name that you're going to know well, |
| 0:22.8 | Representative Alam Omar. |
| 0:24.4 | She's the Democrat from Minnesota. |
| 0:27.0 | The former President of the United States of America, Joe Biden and his Department of Justice |
| 0:32.2 | we've also learned actually began an investigation into the finances of Representative Elam Omar. |
| 0:40.8 | The Somali refugee turned far left politician after reports suggested that she had amassed |
| 0:48.9 | a multi-million dollar net worth since being elected to Congress. |
| 0:53.6 | The New York Times reports. |
| 0:55.9 | This week, the Times reported that the DOJ opened a probe into Omar's finances in |
| 1:03.4 | 2024, suggesting that President Donald J. Trump's questioning of how Omar got her |
| 1:09.4 | wealth was also a question that was raised by federal prosecutors under the Biden administration. |
| 1:15.2 | Quote, the Justice Department under the Biden administration opened an investigation into the representative, the Democrat of Minnesota, in 2024 to scrutinize her finances, campaign spending, and interactions with a foreign citizen, |
| 1:31.8 | according to people familiar with the matter of the Times reporting. |
| 1:35.3 | This week, Trump posted a true social remarks about the DOJ investigation into Omar, saying, quote, |
| 1:42.8 | The DOJ and Congress are looking at Congresswoman Omar, who left |
| 1:49.0 | Somalia with nothing and is now reportedly worth more than $44 million. Time will tell all, |
| 1:56.5 | thank you for your attention this matter. In response, Omar posted to acts that Trump's support is |
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