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A short, awkward video of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey trying to stomach a bowl of Somali food has exploded across social media this week, and the Gutfeld! panel rightly called it what it is: a needless political stunt. The clip was featured on Fox News during the December 8, 2025 episode, where panelists mocked the obviousness of yet another politician reaching for a photo op instead of real leadership.
The original footage, shared online on December 5, shows Frey sitting at a Somali restaurant and awkwardly tasting a traditional dish while cameras roll — an overt PR move meant to signal cultural solidarity rather than solve real problems. Reporting around the clip noted that the visuals quickly became meme fuel, with viewers questioning whether this was authentic engagement or staged theater.
Conservative commentators and outlets wasted no time pointing out the performative nature of the stunt, and social media piled on with ridicule and memes highlighting Frey’s pained expressions. This is the modern political playbook: optics over outcomes, with taxpayers picking up the tab while officials chase likes and TV clips.
Even on the Fox panel, Tyrus hammered the point home that this is exactly the kind of thing politicians do when they have more time for virtue signaling than governing. Americans are tired of leaders more interested in appearing woke on camera than fixing the crime, homelessness, and fiscal rot that plague cities like Minneapolis.
There’s a pattern here: when inconvenient stories surface — including reports of fraud and mismanagement tied to the issue the stunt is supposed to address — Democratic officials trot out feel-good theater to distract the public. That juggling act might fool late-night producers, but it doesn’t put more police on the street or balance a city budget.
Workers and families deserve leaders who deliver results instead of staged selfies. If Mayor Frey wanted to show respect for the Somali community, he could start by enforcing the law, protecting taxpayers, and stopping the endless PR tours that waste time and money.
Americans should see this video for what it is: a reminder that politics in many cities has become a performance art, not public service. It’s past time to demand substance over spectacle and hold officials accountable for actions, not the carefully curated images they serve up to the cameras.
