REVEALED: Rashida Tlaib's racially-charged slur as Republicans drowned her out with U-S-A chant
New footage reportedly shows Tlaib chanting “KKK” during Republicans’ “USA” chant at the State of the Union.

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 named authors, but its tabloid presentation and highly charged framing warrant caution. The article attributes some claims and says it sought Tlaib’s response, while relying substantially on a short clip and social media reactions.
- Source type — An established international publisher, though this is a tabloid-style political report.
- Editorial standards — The presentation uses sensational and evaluative language that reduces confidence in neutral framing.
- Author attribution — A named reporter is credited.
- Transparency — The article identifies social-media sources and says it sought comment from Tlaib.
The article reports a specific clip and includes attributed reactions, a response request, and context about the confrontation. Its evidentiary base is narrow, it gives little independent corroboration or competing perspective, and its loaded wording weakens precision and balance.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes the reported confrontation and quotes Trump’s statements, but its framing centers criticism of Tlaib and offers little substantive response from her or the representatives’ perspective. The account relies on a clip and selected social-media reactions.
- Counterarguments presented — Tlaib’s response is not included; the article only says it sought comment.
- Loaded language — Several descriptions are emotionally charged and frame the representatives’ behavior critically.
- Source diversity — The article quotes Republican messaging and social-media users but does not present a substantive opposing account.
- Opinion vs reporting — Presented as news, but the framing is notably evaluative.
The report frames Tlaib’s conduct as a damaging revelation, using charged descriptions and foregrounding Republican criticism. Trump’s attacks are quoted at length, though the article also supplies some context about the targets of his remarks.
- Headline — The headline calls the alleged chant a racially charged slur and emphasizes Republicans drowning her out.
- Language tone — The story uses terms such as “far-left,” “fiery,” “furious,” and “screaming.”
- Source selection — It features Republican committee messaging and critical reactions from social-media users, without a substantive response from Tlaib.
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Newly surfaced footage reportedly shows Representative Rashida Tlaib chanting “KKK” during Republican lawmakers’ “USA” chant at the State of the Union. The article also recounts the confrontation over President Donald Trump’s immigration remarks and his subsequent attacks on Tlaib and Representative Ilhan Omar.
The article says a newly surfaced clip shows Tlaib chanting “KKK” as Republicans chanted “USA” during Trump’s State of the Union address. It reports that Tlaib and Omar had also shouted at Trump over his remarks about Somali fraud and immigration, and quotes Trump’s criticism of the two representatives. The Daily Mail says it contacted Tlaib for comment.
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 50% good look
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SWIPE →Representative at the center of the reported chant and confrontation
President whose State of the Union remarks prompted the confrontation and who later attacked Tlaib and Omar
Trump's version of this story ↗Representative ejected after displaying a placard during the address
Senator who moved to block Green’s placard from view
Representative who joined Tlaib in confronting Trump during the address
Senator who moved to block Green’s placard from view
Part of a bigger story
6 OUTLETSOutlets report that Tlaib chanted KKK during the State of the Union as Republicans chanted USA. Center outlets foreground newly surfaced footage and characterize the alleged chant as racially charged. Right-leaning outlets generally cast her conduct as an outburst drawing criticism or possible consequences, while some also focus on her protest during the address or a separate accusation against Trump.
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