Megyn Kelly likens 'foul-mouthed' Ilhan Omar to Tourette's campaigner over her SOTU outburst ...as surprising CNN poll reveals exactly what Americans thought of Trump's speech
Omar shouted at Trump during the State of the Union, prompting Kelly to call for her censure and discipline.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Daily Mail, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The Daily Mail is an established publisher with a substantial reporting operation, but its tabloid presentation and sensational framing warrant a middling assessment. The article attributes the key commentary but gives little independent context or response from the lawmakers it criticizes.
- Source type — An established international news publisher, though known for tabloid-style presentation.
- Editorial standards — The article reports events and attributes quotations, but its sensational framing weakens confidence in measured presentation.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
- Source diversity — The report relies heavily on Kelly’s comments and offers no response from Omar or Tlaib.
The article supplies direct quotations and attributes the poll result, but most of its account relies on Kelly’s commentary. It provides little context for the poll and no response from Omar or Tlaib, while using loaded descriptions of their conduct.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives extensive space to Kelly’s criticism and Trump’s remarks but offers no reply from Omar or Tlaib or other perspectives on the confrontation. The presentation relies on highly charged language.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Omar or Tlaib is included.
- Loaded language — The article uses strongly evaluative descriptions of Omar and the lawmakers’ conduct.
- Source diversity — Kelly’s commentary dominates the account; the poll is mentioned without further detail.
- Opinion vs reporting — The article reports events but gives prominent space to one commentator’s judgments.
The article’s language and selection of commentary present Omar and Tlaib critically while featuring Kelly’s praise of Trump’s speech. The descriptions are strongly favorable to Trump and unfavorable to the lawmakers.
- Language tone — Uses loaded terms such as “meltdown,” “woke” and “foul-mouthed” for Omar.
- Source selection — Emphasizes Kelly’s criticism of Omar and praise of Trump without including a response from the lawmakers.
- Framing — Frames the lawmakers’ interruption negatively and Trump’s speech as a success.
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Megyn Kelly criticized Ilhan Omar for heckling Donald Trump during the State of the Union and said she should face discipline. Kelly praised Trump’s speech, while the article reports that a CNN poll found 64 percent of viewers responded positively.
Megyn Kelly compared Omar’s shouting during Trump’s State of the Union address to an outburst by Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson at the BAFTAs. Kelly called Omar “foul-mouthed” and said she should be censured and disciplined. Rashida Tlaib also shouted at Trump, and the article says the two lawmakers called him a liar and accused him of having American blood on his hands.
Kelly praised Trump’s address and said it appeared to be a success. The article reports that a CNN poll found 64 percent of viewers responded positively to the speech. Trump later posted insults about Omar and Tlaib on Truth Social.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Omar in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Omar’s record.
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Part of a bigger story
16 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib interrupted President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address and that Trump later criticized them. Left-leaning outlets frame the aftermath around attacks on Omar for confronting Trump, with one also linking later commentary to threats against her. Center outlets pair Trump’s criticism with Omar’s rationale and other figures’ reactions. Right-leaning outlets foreground Omar’s conduct during the speech, often portraying it as disruptive or shameful and treating Trump’s rebuke as a response.
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