Article snippet: He has sided with foreign autocrats over his own intelligence community; backed foreign dictators over his own military commanders; and supported foreign despots over his own allies abroad. But MORE to deny two Muslim congresswomen entrance to the country for a fact-finding visit, accusing them of harboring hatred toward “Israel & all Jewish people.” The move reverberated across Washington, as pro-Israel groups condemned the president for threatening U.S.-Israel relations; foreign policy experts chimed in with warnings of frayed diplomatic ties; and stunned Democrats issued waves of statements denouncing Trump for pressuring a foreign government to deny his American political opponents rights of free passage. Some characterized the development as unprecedented. “I can't think of any other president, Democrat or Republican, doing something as outrageous as this,” Rep. MORE (D-Wis.), a co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Thursday by phone. “If this is just providing cover for Netanyahu, that's wrong. If this is Donald Trump playing politics, that's wrong. “Once again, Donald Trump is denigrating the office of the presidency,” he added. Robert Danin, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, said it’s “unprecedented to have a president urge a foreign country not to welcome two elected members of the United States Congress to their country.” Danin, a former career State Department official who specialized in Middle East issues, argued... Link to the full article to read more