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Ilhan Omar claims her guest was 'forcibly removed' from House floor

Omar defended her State of the Union heckling and said her guest was forcibly removed after a silent protest.

Ilhan Omar claims her guest was 'forcibly removed' from House floor
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Ilhan Omar said her State of the Union guest was forcibly removed and arrested after silently protesting, and defended her own heckling of President Donald Trump. Capitol Police said the guest was told to sit down and refused lawful orders.

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Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Minnesota representative who invited a guest to the State of the Union and defended her own conduct there

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose State of the Union address was heckled and who later posted insults about Omar and Tlaib

John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator who criticized the lawmakers' conduct at the State of the Union

Al Green
D · TX-9

Texas representative mentioned as another lawmaker escorted from the chamber

Rashida Tlaib
D · MI-12

Michigan representative who also shouted during the State of the Union

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Ilhan Omar's State of the Union Guest Aliya Rahman Arrested

Outlets agree that Omar invited Aliya Rahman to President Trump's State of the Union address and that Rahman was arrested after standing in the gallery; Capitol Police said she refused orders to sit. Omar called for an explanation of the arrest. Center outlets focus on the arrest and the competing accounts, with some also emphasizing criticism of Omar's conduct. Right-leaning outlets often stress the police account and frame Omar's response as a controversy or failed stunt.

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