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Trump says Muslim lawmakers Omar, Tlaib should be removed from US after speech clash

Tlaib confronted Trump during his address and later criticized his remarks about her.

Trump says Muslim lawmakers Omar, Tlaib should be removed from US after speech clash
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After Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib shouted at Donald Trump during his State of the Union address, Trump posted that the lawmakers should be institutionalized and sent back to where they came from. Their remarks and Trump’s response came amid criticism of his immigration enforcement actions.

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Rashida Tlaib
D · MI-12

Representative targeted by Trump’s remarks after confronting him during his State of the Union address

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Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Representative targeted by Trump’s remarks after confronting him during his State of the Union address

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who posted that Omar and Tlaib should be institutionalized and sent back to where they came from

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House Minority Leader who criticized Trump’s rhetoric

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Trump Posts Criticism of Omar and Tlaib After State of the Union

Outlets agree that Trump posted insults about Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib after they shouted during his State of the Union address, including saying they should be sent back to where they came from. Left-leaning outlets center Trump's personal and deportation remarks and, in some coverage, portray the lawmakers' protest as a response to his rhetoric. Center outlets mostly recount the exchange and include the lawmakers' responses, while varying in how sharply they characterize Trump's post. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the lawmakers' conduct during the speech, with some treating Trump's rebuke as justified.

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