Washington (CNN) Sen. Cory Booker argued Monday that bigotry is a motivating factor for President Donald Trump in some of his most pointed political attacks, particularly his incendiary tweet last weekend about Rep. Ilhan Omar. "Nothing she said is deserving of what's happening to her and what the President is doing to her. It's trying to incite anti-Islamic feelings, trying divide Americans," Booker told CNN's Poppy Harlow on "New Day." Reached for comment Monday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders referred to statements about Trump's tweet that she made a day before on Fox News. She added that if Omar, who was widely criticized earlier this year for controversial remarks about Israel, "continues to make anti-Semitic comments," Trump "will continue to call her out — call her out by name.

Source: CNN April 15, 2019 13:41 UTC