Article snippet: President Trump went after a group of liberal Democratic congresswomen of color on Sunday, tweeting that they should go back to the ‘‘broken and crime infested’’ countries they came from. “So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run,” Trump said in a series of tweets. He added: “Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!” Although Trump did not mention any by name, he was almost certainly going after a group of first-term Democratic women known as the “Squad,” which includes US representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. Only Omar, from Somalia, is foreign-born. The attacks may have been meant to widen the divides within the Democrat caucus, which has been riven by internal debate over how far left to go in countering Trump and over whether to proceed with impeachment proceedings. Instead, the president’s t... Link to the full article to read more
A look at how Democrats responded to Trump’s tweets telling progressives to leave the US - The Boston Globe
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