Congressman reacts to Trump's verbal attacks: "Racism turns into violence"

The Democratic Representative of New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez She said that US President Donald Trump's verbal attacks on her and her progressive colleagues posed a threat to her security. "The goal is to register," he said in a brief interview. "The president is evolving as expected, more deeply into the rhetoric of racism that turns into violence."

At a political rally on Wednesday night in North Carolina, Trump reiterated his attacks on Ocasio-Cortez and the other three Democrats which he had talked about during the weekend. His supporters at the event shouted "fired" when the president spoke of Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar, a progressive Democrat who arrived in the United States. as a refugee from Somalia. The four women are minorities.

Ocasio-Cortez said "of course" that constant verbal attacks by the president and his allies worried him for his safety. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said that even before the event, she had spoken to security officials at Capitol Hill to make sure lawmakers had access to the information. "adequate protection".

The slogan of Trump 's political act has aroused the concern of some Republicans and Democrats. "These slogans have no place in our party or in this country, as simple as that," he says. On Thursday, Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy added that "the essence of this disagreement" concerns "socialism versus freedom".