Trump intensifies attacks on ‘the squad’ as Democrats slam comments as racist
18 July 2019 - 10:26
Greenville/Washington — President Donald Trump stepped up his vilification of four liberal MPs as un-American at a raucous rally on Wednesday, underscoring that the attacks will form a key part of his strategy for winning re-election in 2020.
Despite criticism from Democrats that his comments about the four minority congresswomen are racist, Trump went on an extended diatribe about the legislators, saying they were welcome to leave the country if they did not like his policies on issues such as immigration and defending Israel...
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