Rashida Tlaib Chants “KKK” During Trump State of the Union
Newly surfaced video shows Rep. Rashida Tlaib chanting “KKK” during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address as Republican lawmakers responded with chants of “USA.” The footage captures the Michigan Democrat repeating “KKK, KKK” while members on the Republican side of the House chamber stood and chanted in support of the president.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was also seen reacting vocally during portions of the speech, The New York Post reported. The exchange occurred as Trump criticized immigration policy and alleged fraud in Minnesota.
“When it comes to the corruption that is plundering America, there has been no more stunning example than Minnesota,” Trump said.
“Members of the Somali community have pillaged an estimated $19 billion from the American taxpayer,” he said.
The president added that the alleged welfare fraud “reminds us that there are large parts of the world where bribery, corruption and lawlessness are the norm, not the exception.”
He warned that “importing these cultures through unrestricted immigration and open borders brings those problems right here to the USA.”
According to the Daily Mail, Tlaib and Omar shouted in response to the president’s remarks. At one point, the two lawmakers yelled, “You have killed Americans.” Trump turned toward them and said, “You should be ashamed.”
Republican lawmakers then rose and began chanting “USA, USA,” which appeared to drown out the objections.
The National Republican Congressional Committee shared the clip on X.
“Everything you need to know about today’s Democrats. They cannot stand this country, they cannot stand its comeback, and they cannot hide their contempt anymore,” the group wrote.
One X user wrote, “As a black American, watching Tlaib, a non-black person chant ‘KKK’ is beyond offensive. That word carries generations of terror and pain; it’s not a prop for political theater. This is conduct unbecoming of a Member of Congress. Censure her.”
Another user posted, “In the last week Democrats have provided political ads for the Republicans in the next cycle that would choke a seasoned marketing guy. They write themselves.”
The Daily Mail reported that it contacted Tlaib’s office for comment.
No public response was included at the time of publication.
Following the address, Trump criticized Tlaib and Omar on Truth Social.
“When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union,” he wrote. “We should send them back from where they came – as fast as possible.”
Omar immigrated to the United States from Somalia and represents Minneapolis. Tlaib was born in Detroit to Palestinian immigrant parents. They were the first two Muslim women elected to Congress in 2018.
The address included other disruptions. Rep. Al Green was removed after holding up a placard that read, “Black people aren’t apes,” according to the Daily Mail.
Trump’s speech focused on domestic policy priorities, including energy prices, pharmaceutical costs, and immigration enforcement.
Obama Accuses JD Vance Of Promoting ‘Blood And Soil’ Politics
Former President Barack Obama rarely mentions Vice President JD Vance by name, but that changed this week with one of his sharpest public attacks since Vance took office.
The comments immediately fueled speculation that Democrats are beginning to focus more attention on the vice president as Republicans look ahead to the post-Trump era.
Speaking Thursday during a conversation with author Malcolm Gladwell, Obama accused Vance of promoting what he described as a “blood and soil” vision of America, despite being married to Usha Vance, the daughter of Indian immigrants.
Obama made the remarks while discussing the Reconstruction era and arguing that many of the same debates over citizenship, voting rights and national identity continue today.
“We have a politics now that at least one of our major parties has been captured by politics that is not that subtle about suggesting that ‘We the people’ means a certain kind of people,” Obama said.
“When you have the vice president, current vice president, making a speech that is basically a blood and soil version of ‘We the people,’ that it matters who your parents were and how long they’ve been here despite him being married to a daughter of an immigrant himself.”
The phrase “blood and soil” is historically associated with Nazi Germany and white nationalist ideology.
Obama went on to argue that debates over who belongs in America remain central to the nation’s politics.
“That echoes, then, ideas about who can be a citizen, who belongs, who gets to make decisions,” he said.
Gladwell followed by accusing Vance of hypocrisy, arguing that the vice president was making what he called a nativist argument despite his own family’s immigrant background.
Obama agreed.
“That is progress,” Obama said.
“Listen, hypocrisy is progress. It is, because it means that you feel guilty enough to either lie to yourself or others.”
Fox News Digital reported that it reached out to Vance’s office for comment.
Obama did not identify the specific speech he was criticizing, but Vance’s most recent nationally televised remarks came during Independence Day celebrations marking America’s 250th birthday.
In that speech, Vance encouraged Americans to reject what he called a “two-dimensional view” of the country focused only on its historical failures.
“So what I’d ask you to do, my fellow Americans, on our 250th birthday, is to reject the two-dimensional view of your fellow citizens and reject the two-dimensional view of your country,” Vance said.
“Reject the view of your nation that sees only its sins, but not its grace and its greatness.”
He also emphasized that America’s accomplishments were achieved by “a common people working towards a common future.”
Obama has generally avoided making Vance a regular target since the vice president took office.
One notable exception came during the 2024 presidential campaign when then-Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.
Without naming Vance directly, Obama contrasted Harris’ choice with the Republican ticket.
“When a presidential candidate chooses a running mate, it says a lot about who they are and what kind of president they’ll be,” Obama said at the time, Fox News reported.
Political observers have increasingly discussed Vance as a potential frontrunner for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, though he has not announced any plans to run.
Against that backdrop, Obama’s unusually direct criticism is likely to fuel speculation that some Democrats are beginning to sharpen their message against a politician they view as a likely future standard-bearer for the Republican Party. While no Democratic leaders have publicly described their strategy in those terms, prominent figures often begin drawing contrasts with potential future rivals well before a presidential campaign officially begins.
Whether that proves to be the case remains to be seen, but Obama’s remarks marked one of his most pointed critiques of Vance to date and ensured the vice president once again found himself at the center of the national political conversation.
