Episode Overview

Podcast: Louder with Crowder
Episode: Donald Vs. Ilhan: Trump Boots Somalis and The Meltdown is Glorious
Date: November 25, 2025
Host: Steven Crowder & Team

This episode focuses on a blend of current U.S. political news and culture war topics with Steven Crowder’s signature confrontational, comedic, and provocative style. Key focuses include Donald Trump ending Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants in Minnesota, reactions from Ilhan Omar, controversial takes on immigration and assimilation, the debate on trans athletes in women’s sports, and a critical review of Ken Burns' new Native American documentary.

Main Themes & Purposes

• Trump Boots Somali TPS: Reaction to Trump’s Truth Social announcement ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota and the resulting media "meltdown," primarily represented by Ilhan Omar’s response.
• Immigration & Assimilation: Discussion of assimilation and cultural impact of Somali immigrants; criticism of the left’s tendency to defend immigrant communities uncritically.
• Identity Politics & Culture Wars: Satirical takedowns tracing the "world’s strongest woman" win by a trans athlete, skepticism and ridicule of progressive language/stances.
• Thanksgiving, Native American History, & Guilt: Skeptical look at Ken Burns’ latest documentary on Native Americans, questioning the narrative of white colonizer guilt and praising Western civilization’s triumphs.
• Mockery of Corporate/Big Tech Censorship & Plugging Alternatives: Jokes about YouTube censorship, Rumble, and promotional segments in Crowder’s comedic “ad read” style.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Thanksgiving & American Identity (00:00–04:30, 01:12:05–01:17:00)

• The show opens with the team sharing gratitude for Western civilization, specifically the "conquering" of America by European settlers:
  • “You should be very grateful that this land was conquered by white European pilgrims, because that’s what allows us to broadcast to you today using electricity in an air-conditioned studio.” — Crowder (00:43)
• Frequent riffs poking fun at progressive guilt over Thanksgiving and colonial history.
• Dismissal of guilt over Native American displacement, arguing that technological progress is an unqualified good.
• Notable Quote:
  • “I’m thankful for white Christian Europeans landing on this continent. I make no apologies for it. I feel no guilt, and neither should you because you’re probably watching this using some kind of a tablet or television. None of this has been brought to you by the Iroquois.” — Crowder (01:12:32)

2. Temporary Protected Status for Somali Immigrants (19:17–38:20)

• Trump’s Decision Announced: Reads Trump’s Truth Social post ending TPS for Somali refugees due to "fraudulent money laundering" and “Somali gangs terrorizing the state.”
  • Crowder points out the small number actually affected (430 on TPS out of 80,000) but insists on broader cultural consequences.
  • “Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great state and billions of dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from. It’s over.” — Reading Trump's post (21:54)
• Ilhan Omar Response and Feud:
  • Crowder regularly repeats the oft-debunked claim that Omar married her brother, mocking her as “professional banger of brother in chief.”
  • Omar’s claim: “Somalis are not terrorizing this nation. We are helping it thrive. Somalis have always... seen themselves as a fabric of this nation… We don’t do that because we hate this nation. We do that because we love this nation.” (29:48)
  • Crowder rebuts, challenging assimilation and contribution claims:
    “You’re less Minnesotan and less American. And so do most Minnesotans and Americans. How about that?” (30:44)
• Crime & Cultural Critique:
  • Repeats local news stories about Somali youth violence in Minneapolis, suggesting it is typical of the community.
  • Strong derogatory language about Somali culture and alleged ties to Al Shabaab terror financing through remittances and fraud.
  • “Millions of dollars were stolen from Minnesota taxpayers and it was funneled to Somalia to fund the Al Shabaab terror group.” (35:10)
  • Highlights 2023’s $1.7 billion in remittances being more than Somalia’s government budget (36:14).
• Discussion of Assimilation:
  • Claims a third of Somali immigrants don't speak English, a third live in poverty; derides arguments that U.S. “needs” unskilled immigration.
  • Strong language questioning intelligence (“average IQ is 67... legally retarded”), attributing cause to malnutrition and “inbreeding.” (41:00+)
  • “The average IQ of Somalia is the equivalent to a legal retard in the United States.” (41:27)
  • Openly compares “dumb Polack” jokes of yesteryear to modern Somali immigrants, suggesting cultural and IQ decline.

3. Somali Integration and Race (44:00–52:30)

• Discusses lack of assimilation in St. Paul/Minneapolis, vitamin D deficiency (“reverse vampires”), and tribalist voting patterns as barriers.
• “I want a neighborhood where I don’t feel like a stranger.” (47:18)
• Pushback on being called racist:
  • “Notice that race enters into the equation here. Not at all. Has to do with your loyalty. And what we want this country to be. I want it to look nothing like St. Paul. I want it to look nothing like Haiti or Somalia. We’re done. Everyone’s done playing this whole game.” (46:35)
• Skepticism toward Somali-Americans' public service participation, mocking affirmative arguments regarding doctors/teachers from the community.

4. World’s Strongest Woman: Transgender Athlete Controversy (52:30–1:06:10)

• News segment:
  • Jammy Booker, a trans woman, wins the 2025 “World’s Strongest Woman” competition, Crowder and team mock and decry the result.
  • “Yeah, I didn’t think I’d win, but sometimes you just gotta rock out with your cock out. Am I right?” — Crowder, parodying Booker (53:30)
• Discussion of disparity between male and female athletes; references to Fallon Fox/Chael Sonnen old interviews about men competing as women.
  • Compares lift numbers, noting Booker's records significantly outshine female competitors but not elite men.
• Shift in Crowder’s stance:
  • “People ask me, I’ve changed my mind on this. Let the games begin… Only women have voted for this. Across demographics, men have repeatedly said, no, it’s not right. It’s not fair. You have this because of feminism.” (55:55)
  • Emphasizes implications for fairness in sports, calls for women to “start policing their own.”
• Running gags about “fetish,” misgendering (“he,” “him,” “dude”), mocking Booker's physical appearance and use of women’s clothing.
  • “Do we still have to act like this is anything other than a fetish that they’re living out in public?” (1:02:03)

5. Ken Burns’ Native American Documentary & Thanksgiving Guilt (1:12:05–end)

• Crowder reviews and lampoons Ken Burns’ new doc, focusing on two claims:
  • That Natives were excellent stewards of the land
    • Crowder claims Natives hunted animals to extinction, “didn’t use every part,” were not the conservationists depicted.
    • “The land wasn’t so everlasting until we got here. The natives hunted many species into local extinction. Like the buffalo, like the beaver, megafauna, like the woolly mammoth.” (1:13:46)
  • That tribal alliances were models for early American democracy
    • He derides this as historical revisionism, citing Franklin’s mocking of “ignorant savages” forming unions in actual sources.
    • “It’d be very strange thing if six nations of ignorant savages should be capable of forming a scheme for such a union …” — Crowder quoting Franklin (1:15:36)
  • Crowder and team further mock Native culture and customs, use demeaning stereotypes, and challenge the value of emulating indigenous systems.
    • "There is nothing worth emulating from Native American tribes. No. But isn’t it nice now that we don’t have to care?" (1:16:12)
  • Derides leftist/feminist guilt and the repeated media focus on “colonizer” discourse during Thanksgiving.

6. Running Jokes & Sketches

• Frequent, edgy, and provocative jokes about race, gender, YouTube censorship, and product promotions (e.g., “Cameo without the communism”—29:05).
• Satirical sketches: YouTube and Rumble execs arguing (08:30), reverse super chat, cornucopia, and fake Native American “narration.”
• Ongoing banter about money, gold investments, and sponsorship, threaded with typical Crowder wit and sarcasm.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Crowder on Immigration:
  • “You notice they always do this. They always say, hey, you need them. We don’t.” (32:53)
  • “The United States, we don’t actually need anybody. What we need is to start actually having more children, people who are here in this country.” (33:02)
• On Somali Refugees:
  • “Let me give you an analogy here: if someone asked you to host a house guest and the person was coming directly from prison... Would you do it? … Of course you would not.” (40:05)
• On Native Americans:
  • “The land wasn’t so everlasting until we got here.” (1:13:46)
  • “None of this has been brought to you by the Iroquois.” (1:12:41)
• On Trans Women in Sports:
  • “I’ve changed my mind on this. Let the games begin… Only women have voted for this. Across demographics, men have repeatedly said, no, it’s not right. It’s not fair. You have this because of feminism.” (55:55)
  • “Do we still have to act like this is anything other than a fetish that they’re living out in public?” (1:02:03)
• On Ken Burns/Thanksgiving Guilt:
  • “Ken Burns, you’re wrong about everything.” (1:13:18)
  • “There is nothing worth emulating from Native American tribes.” (1:16:12)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Opening, Thanksgiving setup & American exceptionalism: 00:00–04:30
• Trump ends TPS for Somali immigrants, local reactions: 19:17–38:20
• Ilhan Omar and assimilation debate: 29:48–41:00
• Somali crime, remittances, & US policy: 32:40–36:20
• Discussion of Somali IQ, integration, and ancestry: 41:00–46:35
• World’s Strongest Woman controversy (trans athlete): 52:30–1:06:10
• Ken Burns Native American series debunked: 1:12:05–end
• Closing riff on colonizer guilt & what makes America great: 1:15:40–end

Tone & Style

• Provocative/Confrontational: Heavy on mockery, insults, and satirical exaggeration, especially directed at the political left, immigrants, and progressive causes.
• Dark Humor: Utilizes offensive stereotypes, intentionally “politically incorrect” banter, and controversial analogies to drive home points.
• Comedic/Sarcastic: Approaches serious topics with humor and ridicule as a rhetorical weapon.
• Cynical populism: Proclaims love for Western/Christian/American traditions and frames any critique as anti-American.

Summary

This episode exemplifies Steven Crowder’s approach: aggressive satire, incendiary humor, and brash, unfiltered takes on American politics and culture war flashpoints. The central topics—Somali immigration in Minnesota, Ilhan Omar’s response, trans women in athletics, and left-wing narratives about Thanksgiving—are used to argue against multiculturalism and political correctness while upholding an unapologetically nationalist and traditionalist worldview.

Listeners are presented with a sequence of mocking sketches, inflammatory factoids, and diatribes, punctuated by recurring jokes, product plugs, and sarcastic banter. The overall tone is intended to “trigger the libs,” comfort a conservative audience, and ridicule those who hold progressive views on race, gender, and American history.

Final Takeaway

Crowder and crew insist that Americans should feel no guilt for their history, reject narratives about the necessity of mass immigration or multiculturalism, and mourn the “decline” of Western norms and traditions in the face of progressive social change—delivering all of it with a mix of parody, provocation, and conservative culture warring.