Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 16-07-2019
US President Donald Trump has escalated attacks on four democratic congresswomen of color saying that they hated the United States and were free to leave.
Trump was referring to representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan who he said should go back to the countries they came from in a racist Twitter thread on Sunday.
All four politicians are women of colour and all are US citizens with only Omar being born outside of the United States.
During a media briefing, Trump referred to Omar’s controversial statements about Israel and Ocasio-Cortez for helping block Amazon’s plan to build a major facility in New York City saying they don’t love the US.
“These are people that in my opinion hate our country. Now you can say what you want, but get a list of all the statements that they’ve made and all I am saying that if they’re not happy here, they can leave.”
The four congresswomen says they will “not be silenced”, and instead turned their attention to the treatment of immigrants detained at the border, healthcare and education, among other issues.
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