Trump Slams Congresswomen of Color On Twitter, And They Respond With A Vengeance

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Over the weekend, Donald Trump criticized Democratic congresswomen and urged them to “go back” to the “crime-infested places from which they came,” despite the fact that they are American-born.

Really, dude?

Of course, he did not name the particular congresswomen, but as CNN reports, it might be a clear response to Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts — all women of color— who spoke out last week against the conditions of border detention facilities.

The president’s tweets slammed the women and spoke of the “corrupt and inept” governments of the countries from which he claimed they came from.

That’s when Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi defended the women on Twitter.

As did the congresswomen in question: