Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said Wednesday that President Trump resorts to "very bigoted" rhetoric when he is trying to deflect from "actual failures," comments that follow Trump`s recent attacks on the lawmaker and the Somali-American community.

"We know that the president oftentimes resorts to very bigoted, xenophobic, Islamophobic, racist rhetoric when he is trying to scapegoat and deflect from the actual failures that he has himself," Omar told CNN`s Jake Tapper on "The Lead."

"We know that this administration has not fulfilled the majority of the promises that they`ve made, whether it is bringing costs down, whether it is the tariffs that are decimating businesses in the United States, whether it is the possible war crimes that his Defense secretary is committing," she added.

In recent weeks, Trump has lashed out at Somalis over a long-running fraud case related to federal funding for food assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Somalians ripped off that state for billions of dollars, billions. Every year, billions of dollars. And they contribute nothing," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

He also went after Omar, calling her "garbage," and said he didn`t want Somali immigrants in the U.S.

Omar earned her U.S. citizenship 25 years ago after escaping a civil war in Somalia as a child.

The Trump administration also said it will start targeted immigration enforcement operations directed at people residing in the U.S. illegally in the Somali community in Minnesota.

On Sunday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said that Trump was "demonizing" Somali migrants in Minnesota.

"As far as demonizing our Somali community, maybe, he could help us on some things," Walz said on NBC`s "Meet the Press." "Demonizing an entire community, folks who are in the professions, educators, artists, doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, they bring the diversity and the energy to a place like Minnesota."

When reached for comment, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said Trump "is absolutely right to highlight the problems caused by the radical Somali migrants that the Democrats let invade our country and steal from American taxpayers."