Minneapolis woman who Ilhan Omar took to State of the Union needed medical care after arrest
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Aliyah Rahman, a Minnesota woman and guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar at the State of the Union address, was arrested and required hospital treatment after silently standing during President Trump's speech when he called for restoring Homeland Security funding.
- Rahman, who has a torn rotator cuff and cartilage tears, refused to sit down when Capitol Police ordered her, leading to a physical removal and arrest on charges of unlawful conduct and disruption of Congress.
- Capitol Police stated that demonstrating is prohibited at the State of the Union and that Rahman disobeyed lawful orders to sit down, while Omar condemned the arrest as a heavy-handed response to a peaceful guest and called for a full explanation.
- Rahman was taken to George Washington University Hospital for treatment
