Megyn Kelly drew a parallel between Ilhan Omar’s vocal outburst during the State of the Union address and a notorious interruption at an awards show involving a Tourette’s Syndrome advocate, criticizing the congresswoman for her language.
The former Fox News anchor expressed her surprise at Omar’s loud behavior on Tuesday evening, likening it to John Davidson’s unintentional exclamation of a racial slur during the BAFTA ceremony.
Omar, alongside fellow Democrat Rashida Tlaib, vocally confronted President Trump after he criticized Democrats for prioritizing illegal immigrants over American citizens.
Kelly accused Omar of being unable to restrain her language, insisting, “She needs to be censured and should face repercussions in the House for her actions.”
At one point, Omar and Tlaib shouted in unison, accusing Trump of being a “liar” and alleging he had caused American casualties.
Their remarks were overwhelmed by the President’s Republican supporters, who rose to their feet, chanting “USA, USA” in response.
‘She never stopped heckling him,’ said Kelly. ‘Truly it was, it was like the guy at the BAFTAs. Yelling “F*** you. Go f***yourself” at every turn and some worse things than that. That’s her. She looked at it and thought, #Goals.’
Kelly’s comments came as a CNN poll revealed that 64 percent of viewers responded positively to the speech.
Megyn Kelly said she was reminded of a Tourette’s activist John Davidson outburst at the BAFTA awards after woke Representative Ilhan Omar’s meltdown during the State of the Union address on Tuesday
Omar was irate, screaming throughout President Donald Trump’s address on Tuesday, which Kelly believes the representative should be censured for
Kelly was among those who praised Trump’s address, which was the longest in American history, clocking in at just under one hour and 48 minutes.
Kelly went on to note that the president delivered his address in ‘vintage Trump fashion’ and highlighted the White House for choosing great people to honor throughout the speech.
‘I mean, amazing people were highlighted, hats off to the White House team for choosing truly incredible folks like our war heroes, Olympic champions, of course, the guys did show up from the hockey team, and our friend Charlie Kirk,’ said the show host.
‘He acknowledged the grief and the pain of those who have suffered losses from the Democrats’ radical policies on crime and the border, that was smart and honest, and the speech appeared to be a big success.’
The president also hit out at Omar and Tlaib in a blistering rant 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, 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,’ he wrote.
The address took place just days after campaigner Davidson unwittingly caused a huge backlash after he verbally accosted actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo during the glitzy award show.
The campaigner was invited to the ceremony because a film about his life and struggles with Tourette’s was up for an award.
Tourette’s activist John Davidson, who was heard yelling the N-word during a presentation by black actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the BAFTAs on Sunday
Omar (Pictured wearing black) was seated next to Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib who yelled in tandem at the president calling him a ‘liar’ but were drown out multiple times by ‘USA’ chants
Davidson, 54, was diagnosed with Tourette’s in his childhood, when little was known about the condition, and has since dedicated his life to raising awareness.
His presence at the showpiece ceremony in central London has provoked criticism as he was accused of racism and the BBC was also condemned.
He was heard to yell the N-word while Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage to present the first award at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
The outburst was audible on BBC1’s initial broadcast of the show, before later being removed
Jordan and Lindo, stars of the movie Sinners, did not react on stage but host Alan Cumming later said, ‘We apologise if it has caused offence’, and Davidson made the decision to leave the ceremony halfway through after a series of outbursts.
Davidson also later issued a statement saying he was ‘mortified’ if anyone was offended but explaining that it is a symptom of his condition.
Davidson is no stranger to controversy – after previously shouting ‘f*** the Queen’ at the late Elizabeth II and prompted a bomb scare at Buckingham Palace.
