The four first-term, progressive Democratic congresswomen who were the target of racist tweets from President Trump are a new generation of leaders confronting political racism | Analysis by stcollinson
Hours later, the women who he is painting as the America-hating, Communist-loving face of the Democratic Party appeared together on Capitol Hill to answer his assaults -- and chose not to meet his demagoguery in kind.Their news conference represented an extraordinary moment of the post-civil rights era, as a new generation of young political leaders -- elected in 2018 in a backlash to Trump's 2016 victory -- publicly began to confront Washington's oldest curse of political racism.
Anderson Cooper: It's simple ... this is who Trump is 07:51 Trump clearly signaled on Monday that he will use race and the haunted, blood-soaked politics that it invokes as an anchor of his reelection bid. A conscious decision to expose divides most leaders have tried for decades to quell is an audacious and shocking bet that augurs dark political months to come.
Trump defends racist attacks on congresswomen 04:57Before the latest controversy, the quartet had already emerged as a GOP target, given their radical, left-wing politics has seen them clash with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Ocasio-Cortez has delighted conservatives looking for targets by comparing border holding facilities to"concentration camps." Omar was at the center of a previous storm over anti-Semitic statements.
Pressley on Trump's attacks: Don't take the bait 04:02 In a show of solidarity, the squad made their own televised appearance late on Monday afternoon.Pressley condemned the"xenophobia" and"bigoted" words of Trump, who she would only refer to as the"occupant of our White House.
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