Rashida Tlaib Chants 'KKK' as GOP Lawmakers Cheer 'USA' at SOTU
Trump posted personal insults about Tlaib and Omar after his State of the Union address.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYBreitbart is an established but strongly partisan outlet, and the article uses a highly charged frame while relying substantially on statements from political actors and another publication. The named author and attribution provide some transparency, but the article offers little independent corroboration or response.
- Source type — A strongly partisan outlet; its reporting should be read with attention to framing.
- Editorial standards — The report relies heavily on partisan statements and a second publication rather than presenting substantial independent verification.
- Author attribution — The article names an author and identifies her as a Breitbart political reporter.
The article identifies the source of the clip and attributes the account of the lawmakers leaving early to the New York Post. It includes statements from the NRCC and Trump but provides no response from the lawmakers or independent context for the incident, and its wording is strongly loaded.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article relays criticism from the NRCC and Trump and uses pejorative language about Tlaib and Omar, without presenting their responses or a competing account of the incident.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Tlaib or Omar is included.
- Source diversity — The principal quoted voices are the NRCC and Trump, with one account attributed to the New York Post.
- Loaded language — The article uses strongly disparaging descriptions of the lawmakers.
The article uses pejorative descriptions of Tlaib and Omar and presents Republican criticism and Trump’s insults without comparable response or context. Its framing strongly favors Republicans and criticizes Democrats.
- Language tone — Uses labels such as “far-left,” “nasty remarks,” and “blatant display of contempt.”
- Source selection — Quotes the NRCC and Trump but includes no response from Tlaib or Omar.
- Framing — Frames the incident as evidence of Democrats’ contempt for the country.
A Breitbart article reports that Rep. Rashida Tlaib chanted “KKK” while Republicans cheered “USA” during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. It also recounts Trump’s personal attacks on Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar afterward.
The article says Tlaib chanted “KKK” as Republican lawmakers cheered “USA” during Trump’s State of the Union address. It reports that the National Republican Congressional Committee posted a clip and accused Tlaib of showing contempt for the country. The article also says Omar was seated next to Tlaib and that both lawmakers left early, citing the New York Post for that account.
The article quotes Trump’s post on Truth Social after the address, in which he insulted Tlaib and Omar and said they should be sent “back from where they came.” It also notes that Rep. Pramila Jayapal boycotted the speech and attended an event organized by activists.
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Representative whose conduct at the State of the Union is the article’s central subject
Tlaib's version of this story ↗Representative who boycotted the address and attended an activists’ event
Representative identified in the article as D-MO, seated next to Tlaib
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