Hold onto your fries, folks—the White House just took a sharp jab at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., with a social media post that’s raising eyebrows and reigniting an old feud with President Donald Trump.

The controversy erupted when the White House posted an image on X of Trump waving from a McDonald’s drive-thru window, seemingly suggesting Omar might consider heading back to her native Somalia in response to her recent comments dismissing deportation fears, Fox News reported.

This isn’t a new battle; the tension between Trump and Omar has simmered since his first term in office, marked by sharp exchanges over her heritage and his calls for her to return to her country of birth.

Roots of a Long-Standing Feud

Omar, born in Somalia, fled civil war with her family in 1991, spending time in a Kenyan refugee camp before being granted asylum in the U.S. in 1995.

Her family settled first in Arlington, Virginia, then moved to Minneapolis in 1997, where Omar became a U.S. citizen in 2000 and later made history as the first Somali-American woman elected to Congress in 2018.

The clash with Trump intensified during his early presidency when he publicly criticized Omar and other progressive lawmakers, collectively known as “The Squad,” urging them to go back to their “broken” countries—a comment Omar countered by accusing him of promoting divisive rhetoric.

McDonald's Jab Sparks New Controversy

Fast forward to the latest spat, where the White House used a photo of Trump from a campaign stop in Pennsylvania at a McDonald’s fry station to deliver its pointed message on X.

This visual quip was a direct response to a video clip from “The Dean Obeidallah Show” where Omar brushed off concerns about losing citizenship or facing deportation.

In her own words, Omar said, “I have no worry, I don’t know how they’d take away my citizenship and like deport me” (“The Dean Obeidallah Show”).

Omar's Defiance Meets Trump's Retort

She continued, “But I don’t even know like why that’s such a scary threat,” adding that she’s no longer the vulnerable child who fled war and could live anywhere she chooses (“The Dean Obeidallah Show”).

Trump, never one to shy away from a comeback, recently doubled down on social media, posting on Truth Social with a blunt, “She should go back!” (Truth Social, Nov. 1).

While Omar’s office and the White House stayed silent when approached by Fox News Digital for comment, the public sparring shows no signs of cooling off.

A History of Heated Exchanges

Trump even claimed to reporters that he discussed Omar with Somalia’s leader, who supposedly declined to welcome her back—a story Omar dismissed as pure fabrication.

These exchanges highlight a deeper divide, where policy disagreements often morph into personal barbs, leaving little room for constructive dialogue on immigration or citizenship issues that deserve serious debate.

While Omar’s journey from refugee to congresswoman is a testament to the American dream, the persistent focus on her origins by critics like Trump risks overshadowing substantive policy critiques with what some see as petty distractions.