Posted on 07/15/2019 5:56:17 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
President Trump early Monday ramped up his online attacks on a group of progressive Democratic congresswomen, asking when they will apologize to the U.S.
"When will the Radical Left Congresswomen apologize to our Country, the people of Israel and even to the Office of the President, for the foul language they have used, and the terrible things they have said," he tweeted.
"So many people are angry at them & their horrible & disgusting actions!" he added.
"If Democrats want to unite around the foul language & racist hatred spewed from the mouths and actions of these very unpopular & unrepresentative Congresswomen, it will be interesting to see how it plays out," he added in a subsequent tweet. "I can tell you that they have made Israel feel abandoned by the U.S."
The president's tweets come a day after he lashed out at “Progressive Democrat Congresswomen,” saying the female lawmakers should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came" before attacking U.S. policies.
Without naming them specifically, he appeared to be referring to Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.).
Trump’s tweets were widely condemned by Democratic lawmakers Sunday, with many calling the messages racist and pointing out that Omar, who is a U.S. citizen, was the only lawmaker of the group not born in the United States.
However, Trump doubled down and posted another tweet Sunday night, saying it was sad to see the Democrats sticking up for people who speak so badly of our Country.”
Trump has frequently gone after Omar, who was born in Somalia and came to the U.S. as a refugee with her family, for her vocal views of the United States’ relationship with Israel.
Trump opened his attacks Sunday following a week of sparring between the progressives and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), with Pelosi openly questioning the weight of their influence in an interview with The New York Times in which she referred to them as “the Squad.”
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My initial reaction is that Trump is just giving the Left more ammunition. Many foreign countries are sh#tholes, made so by their leadership. But many Americans have no grasp of this. Many Americans are so racially sensitive that the slightest aspersion causes alarm. For those reasons, Trump is treading on thin ice. Every Tweet should be politically calculated to have maximum effect on the country’s problems.
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In a few months come back and show us where these tweets hurt him and hurt the country. He is forcing them to make mistakes. He is dividing them. Is pointing out the truth that the media does not do. We’re by doing this, he actually is educating the country. Like you just said they are ignorant and racially sensitive well why is that? That is because they have been miseducated. By pointing at the real racist he is really educating them. I suggest you continue to watch and listen and watch what he does also. Stop Believing the mainstream media.
When your enemies are busy shooting at each other, why get their attention so that they can train their sights on you?
Omar represents al-Shabab, Tlaib represents Hamas, Cortez represents Spanish reconquistadors, not sure who Pressley represents, probably just your run of the mill communists.
I suspect that Trump is attempting to provoke the dems into openly and loudly defending the dirtbags who spew their hatred of the country and its people on a daily basis. Thereby, exposing the dems for who and what they really are.
Thanks yesthatjallen. This shreds Pelosi and the rest of the purported mainstream Demwits.
Nancy’s ‘Odd Squad’.
What a perfect target for load of bird-shot.
Trump’s instincts about what the majority of Americans support is always dead-on.
I agree...this keeps the "traitorous comments made by The Squad" in the news.
It also forces the dems to take a stance. Are you with the "Squad" or are you with America. To date, I have not heard any dem denounce the anti-American "Squad". The political ads for 2020 will write themselves.
Video of Omar spouting her anti-American bile, followed by the announcer "Doug Jones should condemn Omar for her anti-Americanism, but he hasn't...."
Thay may have been Trumps strategy...get the squad to be the face of the democraps...if so....very well played.
no, brilliant tweets - those four congresswomen are spewing the hatred that energizes the progressive base (just read Dem message boards). Because they are women of color, they are also NOT to be criticized - that's the Dem strategy. Trump is blowing up their strategy - awesome. It's outrageous what these women are saying and Trump is elevating them and making them the face of the Democrat party. It's Trump vs Ilhan Omar in Minnesota - a state he lost by only 1.8% in 2016.
All the ingrates who trash our country - their country - should apologize.
I think the president with his rhetorical question is simply pointing out that these four SHOULD apologize. I don't think he expects that they will.
So awesome.
I love MY President. Screw those commie traitors.
It’s clear to me that Trump’s strategy is to ELEVATE these women to he the face of today’s Democrat Party.
The Dems have to know the same...so it’s amazing that they’re taking the bait so easily.
This is FUN to watch!
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