Overview
- President Trump used Truth Social to call Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib “LUNATICS” who “should be institutionalized” and said the U.S. “should send them back from where they came.”
- Omar and Tlaib had loudly interrupted the State of the Union, shouting that Trump had “killed Americans,” a reference to the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota tied to Operation Metro Surge.
- Trump’s post also attacked actor Robert De Niro, suggesting some of his remarks were “seriously CRIMINAL,” and mocked Rosie O’Donnell.
- Tlaib wore a “F--- ICE” pin and displayed a “STAND WITH SURVIVORS RELEASE THE FILES” message during the address, and both lawmakers left the chamber before the speech ended.
- House Democratic leaders condemned Trump’s rhetoric as xenophobic, and Speaker Mike Johnson said potential consequences for the disruptions were uncertain, with no immediate sanctions reported.