WASHINGTON — Tensions between President Donald Trump and Democrats reached a crescendo during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, with the two sides clashing over his remarks about immigration and allegations of fraud.
Democratic lawmakers shouted at the president as he talked about a fraud investigation into the Somali community in Minnesota and illegal immigration.
The president declared that Democrats should be “ashamed.”
‘You should be ashamed!” Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., could be seen shouting back at the president.
“Liar!” Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., yelled at one point.
Both Tlaib and Omar grew consistently louder in their responses and heckling of Trump as his speech progressed.
“You have killed Americans!” Omar and Tlaib yelled.
Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., could also be seen shouting at Trump.
Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., meanwhile, held a sign with photos of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti — two U.S. citizens who were killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis in January.
In early January, Trump pointed to an ongoing fraud investigation in Minneapolis as his justification for surging some 3,000 immigration officers into the state.
Trump on Tuesday said “Somali pirates who ransacked Minnesota remind us that there are large parts of the world where bribery, corruption, and lawlessness are the norm, not the exception.”
