US President Donald Trump lashed out at two lawmakers after their protests throughout his State of the Union tackle.
Published On 26 Feb 2026
President Donald Trump has stated United States Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib should be despatched “back from where they came from” after the 2 Democratic members of Congress shouted in protest throughout his State of the Union tackle.
During Trump’s tackle on Tuesday, Tlaib, a Palestinian American, and Omar, a Somali American, criticised Trump as he extolled his administration’s immigration crackdown and its immigration enforcement actions.
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Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late on Wednesday that the 2 Muslim lawmakers had behaved like “crooked and corrupt politicians” who should be removed from the US.
“When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people, LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalised,” Trump wrote.
“When people can behave like that, and knowing that they are Crooked and Corrupt Politicians, so bad for our Country, we should send them back from where they came – as fast as possible,” Trump stated.
“They can only damage the United States of America, they can do nothing to help it,” he added.
Omar and Tlaib have been amongst a small group of Democratic lawmakers who protested throughout Trump’s almost two-hour speech on Tuesday.
As Trump told legislators during his speech that the US should end “sanctuary cities” – which restrict cooperation with federal authorities comparable to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Omar and Tlaib shouted: “You have killed Americans!”
Omar wrote afterward social media: “I said what I said. I had to remind Trump that his administration was responsible for killing two of my constituents”.
Omar represents Minnesota’s fifth Congressional District, which covers the town of Minneapolis, the place Trump launched a sweeping immigration crackdown final yr.
In January, two US residents have been killed by federal officers in Minnesota whereas protesting towards immigration raids by ICE and customs brokers.
Omar can be a member of Minnesota’s Somali American group, which has been repeatedly focused by Trump for criticism. The president beforehand stated they should additionally “go back where they came from”.
Tlaib, who’s the primary lady of Palestinian descent within the US Congress, wrote afterward social media: “Can’t take two Muslimas [Muslim women] talking back and correcting him so now he is crashing out. #PresidentMajnoon.”
Majnoon is an Arabic phrase that interprets as possessed by an evil spirit, mad or fanatical.
Trump’s put up on Truth Social singled out Tlaib and Omar, however didn’t point out Democratic Representative Sarah McBride, who US broadcaster NBC stated had additionally shouted in protest in the course of the president’s speech.
Trump additionally didn’t point out Democratic Representative Al Green, who was removed from the ground of the House of Representatives throughout Trump’s tackle, for holding an indication that stated “Black people aren’t apes” – in reference to a racist video of former President Barack Obama and his spouse Michelle Obama that was lately shared by Trump on social media.
