Pressley responds to Trump tweet: ‘This is what racism looks like’
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said President Trump’s Sunday morning tweet that suggested progressive congresswomen should “go back” where they came from illustrates racism.
“THIS is what racism looks like. WE are what democracy looks like,” the freshman representative tweeted. “And we’re not going anywhere. Except back to DC to fight for the families you marginalize and vilify everyday.”
THIS is what racism looks like. WE are what democracy looks like. And we’re not going anywhere. Except back to DC to fight for the families you marginalize and vilify everyday. pic.twitter.com/vYzoxCgN0X
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) July 14, 2019
Trump’s tweet claimed unidentified House Democrats “who came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe” should “go back.”
His tweet followed a week of escalating tension between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and a group of freshman Democrats, including Pressley.{mosads}
Pelosi quickly came to the defense of House Democrats as one of the first Democrats to rebuke the tweet.
Democrats unified to denounce Trump’s tweet following a tumultuous week of party infighting.
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