We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this videoWe are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this videoPresident Trump’s attack on left-wing Democrats from ethnic minorities deepened a national race row when his criticism of a congresswoman born in Somalia triggered chants of “send her back” from his supporters. At a rally in North Carolina last night the president focused his ire on Ilhan Omar, claiming that she was an apologist for terrorism. The chant that followed echoed the cry of “lock her up” that his supporters directed at Hillary Clinton in 2016 and could become a theme of the 2020 presidential election. Democrats have united in condemnation of Mr Trump’s attacks on a “squad” of four congresswomen of colour in an effort to cast the party as in thrall to radical socialists and communists. Ms Omar and her US-born allies Alexandria…

Source: The Times July 17, 2019 23:17 UTC