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"Deranged": Trump calls Omar, Tlaib "lunatics" with "bulging, bloodshot eyes"

Trump criticized the representatives after they heckled him during his State of the Union address.

"Deranged": Trump calls Omar, Tlaib "lunatics" with "bulging, bloodshot eyes"
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
Salon
Feb 25, 2026
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After Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib heckled President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address, Trump posted insults about them on Truth Social, including that they should be sent “back from where they came.”

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President who criticized Omar and Tlaib in a Truth Social post

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Ilhan Omar
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Representative who heckled Trump during his State of the Union address

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Rashida Tlaib
D · MI-12

Representative who heckled Trump during his State of the Union address

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Trump Responds to Omar and Tlaib After State of the Union

Outlets agree Trump attacked Omar and Tlaib after they disrupted his State of the Union address, including in posts criticizing them. Left-leaning outlets focus on Trump's insults and the lawmakers' objections. Center outlets also foreground his attack, with one account noting Omar's response. Right-leaning outlets more often emphasize the lawmakers' conduct, and some portray Trump's rebuke as justified.

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