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Ilhan Omar complains about constituent's arrest over stunt at State of the Union * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Omar complained publicly after police arrested her guest during the State of the Union address.

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Ilhan Omar criticized the arrest of her State of the Union guest, Aliya Rahman, after Rahman stood in the House gallery and allegedly refused officers’ orders to sit. The article also reports on other lawmakers’ guests and immigration-related disputes surrounding the address.

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Ilhan Omar D · MN-5

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Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Representative who criticized the arrest of her State of the Union guest

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose State of the Union address was the setting for the reported incidents

John W. Hickenlooper
D · CO · SEN

Senator whom DHS criticized over a guest at the address

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senator whom DHS criticized over a guest at the address

Seth Moulton
D · MA-6

Representative whose office removed his State of the Union guest from the gallery

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Ilhan Omar's State of the Union Guest Aliya Rahman Arrested

Outlets agree that Omar invited Aliya Rahman to President Trump's State of the Union address and that Rahman was arrested after standing in the gallery; Capitol Police said she refused orders to sit. Omar called for an explanation of the arrest. Center outlets focus on the arrest and the competing accounts, with some also emphasizing criticism of Omar's conduct. Right-leaning outlets often stress the police account and frame Omar's response as a controversy or failed stunt.

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