Trump says to Dem congresswomen: Go back to where you come from

President Donald Trump on Sunday appealed to progressive Democratic women in Congress in xenophobic terms, saying, "Why do not they go back and help repair the totally devastated and crime-plagued places where they came."

Trump's tweets were apparently aimed at exploiting tensions with the Democratic caucus of the House, although they were strongly criticized by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who disagreed with some of the more liberal members of her party. caucus.

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Although the president did not name them by name in his tweets, it seems that he was caught in Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Min.), From Somalia, and eventually to the Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Whose family is Palestinian. Both spoke about the administration of Trump and the conditions of detention in detention centers for migrants at the border.

"So interesting to see women of the" Progressive "Democratic Congress, from countries where governments are a total and total disaster, the worst, most corrupt and most inept in the world (even if they have a functioning government), Now out loud and say fiercely to the people of the United States, the largest and most powerful nation in the world, how must our government be run, "the president wrote on Twitter.

Tlaib was born in the United States and Omar, whose family fled war-torn Somalia when she was a child, is an American citizen.

"Why do not they come back and help to repair the places totally devastated and infested by the crime they come from," he added. "So come back and show us how it's done. These places are in great need of your help, you will not be able to leave quickly enough. I'm sure Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to organize a free trip quickly! "

Last week, Trump defended the House Speaker against accusations of racism from fellow Democrats. "For them to call it racist, it's a shame," he said Friday.

If Trump's remarks were supposed to exploit a schism within the Democratic caucus, it did not seem to work: the Speaker of the House spoke with members of her caucus.

"When @realDonaldTrump tells four US Congressional women to return to their country, he reiterates that his plan to" Restore Splendor to America "has always been to make the White America anew. Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power, "she wrote on Twitter.

Pelosi added, "Rather than attacking members of Congress, he should work with us for a human immigration policy that reflects American values."

Others have also denounced Trump's remarks.

"A racist tweet from a racist president," tweeted New Mexico representative Ben Ray Lujan, deputy speaker of the House.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said in an article titled "State of the Union" by CNN: "Here is the essence of what Trump is doing today with this tweet. He would make a great America again, what he's trying to do, is that America hates it again. "

Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Director of the Citizenship and Immigration Service, also told facilitator Jake Tapper that he did not know who the president was referring to in his tweets.

Tlaib recently gave an emotional testimony and called the Trump Administration's immigration program "ruled by a" dangerous ideology ". Tlaib told the story of migrants she met in detention and conditions of detention. She was also accompanied by representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Who had earlier visited Border Patrol facilities.

Speaking Saturday at Netroots Nation in Philadelphia, Omar reacted in front of critics such as Trump's animator and Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who besieged her as anti-American. .

"I believe that as an immigrant, I probably love this country more than anyone born naturally," said the first member of Congress.

Sunday's tweets were far from the first time Trump, a New Yorker, treated political opponents as outsiders to unreliable loyalty. He questioned the legality of Barack Obama's presidency, supporting conspiracy theorists who said without justification that Obama was not born in the United States. During the 2016 campaign, he repeatedly denounced Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel (born in Indiana but of Mexican descent) and suggested that Curiel could not rule equitably in a case involving Trump .