A guest of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, was arrested by Capitol police during the State of the Union address. That’s why I didn’t move,” Rahman told officers as they pulled her from the car at the time. During Donald Trump’s speech, Rahman “started demonstrating”, which violated rules for the event, according to the Capitol police. “The guest was told to sit down, but refused to obey our lawful orders,” the police said in a statement. Photograph: Tim Evans/ReutersRahman told the Democracy Now broadcast on Wednesday that she had been standing silently before she was arrested.

Source: The Guardian February 26, 2026 07:10 UTC