Leading Democrats rebuke Trump's racist tweets

[bluewater]

Trump's 'go back' tweets draw swift rebuke from Democrats on the left and center

In the initial series of tweets, Trump took aim at unnamed "'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe" and called on them to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."

The tweets were seen as aimed at Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and came amid escalating tensions between the four and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). All four freshmen are American citizens, and all but Omar were born in the United States.
All four responded on Twitter, with Ocasio-Cortez saying, "Mr. President, the country I 'come from,' & the country we all swear to, is the United States. But given how you've destroyed our border with inhumane camps, all at a benefit to you & the corps who profit off them, you are absolutely right about the corruption laid at your feet."

The rebuke was also swift from the representatives' fellow Democrats on social media and on the Sunday talk shows. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a key ally of the four, tweeted, "When I call the president a racist, this is what I'm talking about."

Sanders' fellow presidential candidate, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-N.Y.) told CNN's Jake Tapper "He said he would 'Make America Great Again,' what he's trying to do is make America hate again."

Pelosi also condemned the tweets, saying, "When @realDonaldTrump tells four American Congresswomen to go back to their countries, he reaffirms his plan to 'Make America Great Again' has always been about making America white again. Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power."

Assistant House Speaker Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), the highest-ranking Latino in the House, was first informed of the tweet by Fox News' Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday" and immediately condemned it as a "racist tweet."

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the number-two Democrat in the Senate, defended Omar specifically on CBS' "Face the Nation," speculating that she was the primary intended target of the tweets.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-go-back-tweets-draw-swift-rebuke-from-democrats-on-the-left-and-center/ar-AAEjzWs

Every Democrat is rebuking Trump, the list is growing every minute.

[silentEcho]

1. I like all the Democratic voice and there are more, but Pelosi's is most on point.

Thanks for this. I love how she got this in. "Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power."

Especially seeing how all this began. Good for her.

[bluewater]

3. +1000

[samnsara]

4. she was spot on.... as usual

[evertonfc]

2. yawn..

There is always quick rebuke. He could care less. He's Teflon Don and will continue to do whatever he feels. Zero political repercussions.

[LuvLoogie]

6. It's funny. People in my circle who are trump apologists

want me to stop being so hateful, when all I do is show what he has said or done and sometimes comment. They never acknowledge how trump is inflicting this country with bigoted and racist policies. They just wish I would shut up and stop being a hater. With a few "What about Obama?"s thrown in now and then.

[DavidDvorkin]

5. Have any Republicans spoken out against his tweets?

I assume not.

[bluewater]

7. Nope. GOP is damningly silent.

[pangaia]

8. MAKE AMERICA WHITE - AGAIN VOTE DONALD TRUMP !!

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