President Donald Trump on Tuesday night launched into a racist diatribe against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), saying this isn’t her country and mocking her birthplace.Â
“She’s telling us how to run our country!†he said at a rally in Pennsylvania. “How did you do where you came from? How is your country doing?â€
Omar was born in Somalia and immigrated to the United States as a child when her family fled the violence there. She’s been a U.S. citizen for 20 years.Â
She fired back on Twitter:Â
She then added a meme to her response:
Trump has repeatedly launched racist attacks on Omar and three other women of color serving in Congress who are informally known as “The Squad.â€Â
Last year, he told them “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,†adding that “you can’t leave fast enough.â€
The attacks drew widespread condemnation from Democrats and Republicans alike. Â
“Weak minds and leaders challenge loyalty to our country in order to avoid debating the policy,†said one of his targets, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “This president doesn’t know how to defend his policies, so what he does is attack us personally.â€
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