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

Tlaib vocally opposed Trump’s comments about Somali Americans and was among the representatives he later insulted.

"Deranged": Trump calls Omar, Tlaib "lunatics" with "bulging, bloodshot eyes"
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
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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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Rashida Tlaib
D · MI-12

Representative who heckled Trump during his State of the Union address

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Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Representative who heckled Trump during his State of the Union address

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who criticized Omar and Tlaib in a Truth Social post

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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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