Article snippet: Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar spoke out against President Trump in a Monday press conference, delivering a blistering rebuke a day after he said in a tweet that they should go back to “the broken and crime infested places from which they came.” Pressley, who represents the Seventh District of Massachusetts as the first African-American woman elected from the state, spoke first, and thanked supporters for “the solidarity we have received from every corner of our country.” She denounced the “most recent xenophobic, bigoted remarks from the occupant of our White House.” Trump “does not embody the grace, the empathy, the compassion, the integrity that the office requires,” Pressley said. “This is a disruptive distraction from the issues of care, concern and consequence to the American people.” Omar, who represents Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, spoke next, calling Trump’s remarks “the agenda of white nationalists,” and urging her colleagues to impeach him. She said Trump is “openly violating the oath he took.” Ocasio-Cortez recounted a story from her childhood, when her father brought her to Washington, D.C., and told her that as an American, the seat of government belonged to her. “No matter what the president says, this country belongs to you,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “It belongs to everyone.” Tlaib, who represents Michigan, echoed Omar’s call for impeachment. “We know this is who he is,” Tlaib said. ... Link to the full article to read more