Democratic Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson told a reporter during a January interview that she was not asking for any investigation into potential welfare fraud involving Somalis.
Wilson’s comments resurfaced Monday in a post on X from LibsofTikTok after initially being posted on the site by KOMO, a Seattle-area TV station, on Jan. 7. Wilson claimed that reports of the scandal surrounding Somali scammers looting welfare programs was about making Somalis “a target.”
“Have you asked anyone to follow up on the fraud claims, either to the Department of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs or SPD [Seattle Police Department]?” the reporter asked, with Wilson immediately responding, “No.”…