Trump says ‘low IQ’ Democrats who heckled at State of the Union should be ‘institutionalised’

During the President's speech, which was the longest State of the Union address ever, Omar and Tlaib began heckling for more than 30 seconds when he spoke of his immigration crackdown.

Trump has lashed out at the protests calling the pair "mentally deranged and sick" and suggesting they "should be institutionalised".

Taking to his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said: "When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people, LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalized."

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He continued: "When people can behave like that, and knowing that they are Crooked and Corrupt Politicians, so bad for our Country, we should send them back from where they came — as fast as possible."

Trump went on to criticise actor Robert De Niro, who he said was "another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying — some of which is seriously CRIMINAL".

Trump continued: "When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States.

"The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much.

"The good news is that America is now Bigger, Better, Richer, and Stronger than ever before, and it’s driving them absolutely crazy! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP."

Trump was heckled during the State of the Union address by Democrats after saying they should be "ashamed of yourselves" when they did not stand to support his statement that the government's duty was "to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens".

Omar tore into Trump with a defiant protest: "You have killed Americans!"

He repeatedly asked why they did not stand, called them "crazy", and said "Democrats are destroying our country" over young people transitioning gender.

Texas Democratic representative Al Green was escorted from the chamber early in the speech after unfurling a sign which read "Black People Aren't Apes!" as Trump entered, apparently referencing a video posted by the president on social media featuring former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama depicted as apes.

Elsewhere in the speech, Trump announced a "war on fraud" headed by Vice President JD Vance, saying members of the Somali community in Minnesota had "pillaged an estimated 19 billion dollars (£14 billion) from the American taxpayer".

He said: "We have all of the information. And in actuality, the number is much higher than California, Massachusetts, Maine, many other states are even worse."

Trump also called on Congress to pass a law to prevent any state from granting commercial driving licences to 'illegal aliens'.