Four liberal House Democrats on Monday lambasted President Trump’s tweets as “xenophobic,” “bigoted” and unworthy of the White House in an unusual standoff between first-year House lawmakers and a U.S. president. “This is the agenda of white nationalists,” said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who accused Trump of trying to distract the country from his policies. Trump to Democratic congresswomen: ‘Go back’ to where they came from. “Despite the occupant of the White House’s attempt to marginalize us and silence us, please know we are more than four people,” Pressley said. “We ran on a mandate to represent those … left behind.”

Source: Los Angeles Times July 15, 2019 22:41 UTC