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Monday 15 July 2019

Leave the U.S., Trump tells liberal congresswomen of color

Continued from Front ments. Congressional
leaders, including Senate
House Speaker Nancy Majority Leader Mitch Mc-
Pelosi said Trump wants Connell, did not respond to
to “make America white requests for comment, nor
again.” Rep. Alexandria did Sen. Tim. Scott of South
Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Carolina, the only Republi-
after jousting for days with can black senator.
Pelosi, said Trump “can’t Shortly after the tweets, and
conceive of an America a later presidential post de-
that includes us.” fending the harsh scenes at
Trump, who has a long his- a border detention facility
tory of making racist re- where hundreds of migrant
marks, was almost certainly men are being held in swel-
referring to Ocasio-Cortez tering, foul-smelling condi-
and her House allies in tions, Trump left the White
what’s become known as House to go golfing at his
“the squad.” Virginia club.
The others are Reps. Ilhan Trump appeared unbowed
Omar of Minnesota, Ayan- Sunday night when he re-
na Pressley of Massachu- turned to Twitter to say it
setts and Rashida Tlaib of was “so sad” to see Dem-
Michigan. Only Omar, from ocrats sticking up for the
Somalia, is foreign-born. In this Friday, July 12, 2019, file photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., gestures while women. “If the Democrat
Ocasio-Cortez swiftly de- testifying before the House Oversight Committee hearing on family separation and detention Party wants to continue to
nounced his remarks . “Mr. centers, on Capitol Hill in Washington. condone such disgrace-
President, the country I Associated Press ful behavior,” he tweeted,
‘come from,’ & the country ited defense of the Demo- the people of the United ceed with impeachment “then we look even more
we all swear to, is the Unit- cratic speaker. Pelosi has States, the greatest and proceedings against the forward to seeing you at
ed States,” she tweeted, been seeking to minimize most powerful Nation on president. Instead, the the ballot box in 2020!”
adding that “You rely on Ocasio-Cortez’s influence earth, how our government president’s tweets, which It was far from the first time
a frightened America for in the House Democratic is to be run,” he tweeted. evoked the trope of telling that Trump has been ac-
your plunder.” Omar also caucus in recent days, “Why don’t they go back black people to go back to cused of holding racist
addressed herself directly prompting Ocasio-Cortez and help fix the totally bro- Africa, brought Democrats views.
to Trump in a tweet, writ- to accuse Pelosi of trying ken and crime infested together. In his campaign kickoff in
ing: “You are stoking white to marginalize women of places from which they “Let’s be clear about what June 2015, Trump deemed
nationalism (because) you color. came. Then come back this vile comment is: A racist many Mexican immigrants
are angry that people like “She is not a racist,” Trump and show us how it is done.” and xenophobic attack on “rapists.” In 2017, he said
us are serving in Congress said of Pelosi on Friday. He added: “These places Democratic congresswom- there good people on
and fighting against your On Sunday, Trump’s tone need your help badly, you en,” tweeted Sen. Elizabeth “both sides” of the clash in
hate-filled agenda.” took a turn. can’t leave fast enough. Warren, a Democratic Charlottesville, Virginia, be-
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of “So interesting to see ‘Pro- I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi presidential candidate. tween white supremacists
New York, chairman of the gressive’ Democrat Con- would be very happy to Another 2020 contender, and anti-racist demonstra-
House Democratic Cau- gresswomen, who origi- quickly work out free travel former Texas Rep. Beto tors that left one counter-
cus, summed up the Dem- nally came from countries arrangements!” O’Rourke, tweeted at the protester dead.
ocratic response: “Racial whose governments are The attacks may have president: “This is racist. Last year, during a pri-
arsonist strikes again. Shut. a complete and total ca- been meant to widen the These congresswomen are vate White House meet-
Your. Reckless. Mouth.” tastrophe, the worst, most divides within the Demo- every bit as American as ing on immigration, Trump
With his tweet, Trump insert- corrupt and inept any- crat caucus, which has you — and represent our wondered why the United
ed himself further into a rift where in the world (if they been riven by internal de- values better than you ever States was admitting so
between Pelosi and Oca- even have a functioning bate over how far left to will.” many immigrants from
sio-Cortez, just two days government at all), now go in countering Trump Few Republicans weighed “shithole countries” like Af-
after he offered an unsolic- loudly and viciously telling and over whether to pro- in on the president’s com- rican nations.q