This isn't new there is a clip of him from last year where he said something similar before, among other things he said Somalia doesn't produce or export anything. When in reality Somalia is one of worlds highest exporter of meat/livestock, myrh, frankincense, sesame, lemons and banana. It is also growing exporter of seafood. It's on pace to become a manufacturing hub of East Africa (i shared in another thread) and a leader in exporting energy.
But lets break this down. Why he is wrong and the hypocrisy of it all.
"It also consistently ranks as one of the most violent and dangerous"
Nevermind the fact most of Somalia 2/3rd of it is safe and governed. Mogadishu and it's surroundings have experienced increase in stability as well. The instability you see pervasive in south central part of the country is directly due to foreign interference that the US is responsible for.
This is also particularly rich coming from an American. America has per capita many times the homicide rate of Somalia and theft is far more common. You have entire neighborhoods in America that operate like war zones controlled by gang members that are armed with guns, that shoot up each-others turf.
In Somalia kids can attend universities and schools without worrying about mass shootings like in America, that happens every other day or week.
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Mogadishu or any other Somali city don't even crack the top 50 list of dangerous cities in the world. Yet, you have 4 American cities represented.
In Somalia i can operate a shop or business without needing to worry about being shot at and robbed at gun point.
There is an American visitor that was even shocked at the fact that you can have an cash exchange out in the open with no guns or security with or any fear of theft when visiting Northern Somalia
"That speaks to the safety situation the fact that you can have all that money out with no guns, knives, security, police etc that's interesting"