Mike Johnson Says He Nearly Ejected These Members of the Squad Over Their State of the Union Outbursts
Johnson said he considered ejecting Omar and Tlaib but chose to let their conduct speak for itself.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYTownhall is an established but opinion-oriented and politically partisan publisher. The article identifies its author and attributes the central account to Johnson's interview, but offers little independent reporting or response from the members criticized.
- Source type — Opinion-oriented, partisan outlet; this lowers the institutional score.
- Editorial standards — The piece includes attributed quotations but provides little independent verification or opposing perspective.
- Author attribution — A named author is identified.
The piece supplies attributed remarks from Johnson and embeds video posts, but relies heavily on one perspective and does not include Omar's or Tlaib's response or independent reporting on the incident.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The account relies on Johnson's criticism and favorable comparison of Republicans, with no response from Omar or Tlaib and little independent context.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Omar or Tlaib is included.
- Source diversity — The central account is Johnson's interview; embedded posts show the protest but add no competing explanation.
- Loaded language — The article repeats Johnson's condemnatory descriptions and contrasts them with praise for Republicans.
The article repeatedly adopts Johnson's critical characterization of the Democrats' protest and presents Republicans as a contrast in patriotism and success, without a countervailing perspective.
- Framing — Frames the incident through Johnson's claim that Republicans exemplified success and patriotism.
- Language tone — Uses and repeats condemnatory descriptions such as 'shameful' and 'brought shame.'
- Source selection — Johnson's remarks dominate; Omar and Tlaib are not given a response.
Speaker Mike Johnson said he nearly ejected Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib after their protest during President Trump's State of the Union address. He called their conduct shameful and praised the contrast with Republicans.
Johnson told Sean Hannity that he considered ejecting Omar and Tlaib after their outbursts during Trump's address, but decided to let their actions speak for themselves. He described the protest as shameful and said it contrasted with Republicans' conduct.
Community verdict
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 60% good look
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SWIPE →Speaker who discussed the protest and said he nearly ejected Omar and Tlaib
Representative whose protest during the State of the Union prompted Johnson's comments
Omar's version of this story ↗Representative whose protest during the State of the Union prompted Johnson's comments
Tlaib's version of this story ↗President whose State of the Union address was interrupted
Part of a bigger story
4 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Mike Johnson said he nearly removed Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib during President Trump's State of the Union address, following their protest or heckling. Center outlets pair Johnson's account with Chuck Schumer's defense of the interruptions. Right-leaning outlets focus on Johnson's decision not to eject the Democrats and his criticism of their conduct.
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- Latin Times · Mike Johnson Says He Was 'This Close' to Removing Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib for Heckling Trump During SOTU
- The Daily Caller · Mike Johnson Explains Why He Didn't Eject Democrats Over 'Shameful' Behavior During State Of The Union
- New York Post · Speaker Johnson: I 'probably could have ejected' more 'shameful' Dems from State of the Union
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