Peggy Flanagan is an Irish Catholic woman who wears a hijab.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 17, 2026
Flanagan's Catholic identity is well supported, and her own words in a transcript describe her as Irish Catholic. But the sources show she wore a hijab once, briefly, during a Somali market visit in December 2025, as a gesture of solidarity, so the claim that she habitually wears one is contradicted.
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… Friday, Michelle Tavoya, the former sportscaster, just a great candidate, a happy warrior, a brilliant woman, articulate, just give it an all up to try to save her state of Minnesota. She's running against Peggy Flanagan, the fake. She's a fake Indian. She's an Irish Catholic woman who wears a hijab and believes in every, every extreme DSA view of defunding the police and gender mutilation for kids, and, and, and allowing, uh, foreign criminals to rip us off for billions, who said nothing, posted nothing about the Somali fraud in her state, did nothing about it. …
The Gerry Callahan Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Coverage of the December 2025 Karmel Mall video says she wore a hijab on that one occasion, and her spokesperson said she 'was handed a scarf by a friend and briefly wore it out of respect.' This contradicts the claim that she routinely wears a hijab.[1][2]
Supports. Multiple sources report that Flanagan is Catholic, including her campaign website's self-description and Wikipedia's account of her Roman Catholic faith.[1][3][5]
Supports. In a transcript quoting her own words, she describes herself as an 'Irish Catholic named Peggy Flanagan,' which supports the Irish Catholic element.[4]
Context. Outlets across the spectrum (Fox, Newsweek, CNN panel coverage, Times of India) report the single incident as a politically charged episode amid a fraud scandal, without reporting any ongoing practice of wearing a hijab.[2][5][6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 6 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wears hijab in ...aol.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2MAGA furious after Minnesota Democrat Lt. Governor Peggy ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Peggy Flanagan - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Trump Faces MIDTERM NIGHTMARE As Minnesota REBUKES Him And HOPE SLIPS AWAY!!youtube.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Minnesota Senate candidate wears hijab in visit to Somali market as ...noticias.foxnews.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports, context
- 6Minnesota Senate Candidate Flanagan Flaunts Hijab On ...timesofindia.indiatimes.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7CNN panel erupts when panelist asks why MN Democrats dress like 'Handmaid's Tale' to appease Somali communityyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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