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How outlets cover Tlaib · Feb 25 – Feb 27, 2026

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

Trump posted insults about Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib after they shouted during his State of the Union address. Coverage diverges over whether the focus is his targeting of them or their conduct and his response.

Lead article · Washington Examiner · CENTERTrump calls for 'deranged' Tlaib and Omar to be 'institutionalized'
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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 43% good look
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
tl;drSUMMARY ACROSS OUTLETS

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.

Outlets by lean

13 RATED · 2 UNRATED

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THE FRAMEAVG CRED 60
“Trump's targeting of lawmakers”

Left-leaning outlets center Trump's insults and call to send the lawmakers out of the country, while some contextualize their protest as a response to his rhetoric.

3 LEFT ARTICLES
NewsoneFEB 27 · 9:42 AM ET
Trump Wants Reps Omar And Tlaib 'Back Where They Came From'Trump’s post targeting Tlaib followed her heckling him during his State of the Union address.CRED 62BAL 15
The New RepublicFEB 25 · 3:30 PM ET
Trump Wants to Deport Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and … Robert De Niro?Tlaib protested Trump's State of the Union address and was named in his call to send her out of the country.CRED 62BAL 30THE NEW REPUBLIC · REPUBLISHED BY YAHOO NEWS
SalonFEB 25 · 5:38 PM ET
"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.CRED 57BAL 45

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. FEB 25: Left 2, Center 3, Right 6. FEB 26: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. FEB 27: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0.

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