"She came back with me": Ilhan Omar publishes photos with Pelosi in Ghana | American News

Congressman Ilhan Omar, published on a photo of his wife and Nancy Pelosi in Ghana on Thursday a photo of their name on Donald Trump: "They said to 'send her back', but President Pelosi does not say anything about it. did not just arrange to fire me. she came back with me. "

The photo came from a congressional trip to the African country this week, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the slave trade in the United States. The two women were joined by the icon of civil rights and Congressman of Georgia, John Lewis, as well as by other members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Omar's comment followed up on Donald Trump's racist claim that she and three other progressive color legislators – representatives of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib, who call Squad – should "go back and help repair the totally devastated and crime infested places from where they came" despite the fact that they were all US citizens. Subsequently, Trump's supporters chanted "Return it" after Trump mentioned it at a rally in North Carolina.

Pelosi, who for a long time disagreed with the progressive members of the group on issues such as impeachment, strongly denounced Trump's behavior. The House of Representatives quickly pbaded a resolution condemning the attack as racist.

"All members of this institution, Democratic and Republican, should join us in condemning the president's racist tweets," Pelosi told the House after the adoption of the resolution.

In her address to the Ghanaian parliament on Wednesday, Pelosi said the delegation's visit to a fort where slaves had been held was a "transforming and humiliating" experience.

Ghana's President, Nana Akufo-Addo, declared 2019 "the year of the return" – a commemoration to encourage people of African descent to make "the trip back home for the African family World '.

Omar published several snapshots of the delegation's visit, thanking Akufo-Addo for hosting the delegation and pledging to "work together to overcome global security and create a more sustainable world to fight the climate crisis".

In a statement, Congress black caucus chair Karen Bbad said that it was "a deeply meaningful journey," adding that she "said a lot about the historical ties between our countries and reaffirmed our commitment to Ghana and the continent of "Africa".