On Sunday, an evidently angry Donald Trump indirectly tweeted at Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib after the four new congresswomen testified before the House Oversite Committee about the detention centers along the United States-Mexico border on Friday. Among other things, the president repeated some common racist arguments that accused them of not being from the U.S. and suggesting that, if they didn’t like it here, they should “go back” home.
Trump was highly criticized for these racist tweets, though aside from a few examples to the contrary, the general response was shockingly — but unsurprisingly — divided along partisan lines. Which is probably why the president felt he was right to say what he did, and why he said it again on Monday morning. “They’re free to leave if they want. If they want to leave, that’s fine. If they want to stay, that’s fine,” the New York Times reported. He said these things a third time a few hours later, after Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, Omar and Tlaib held a press conference condemning his racist arguments and calling for his impeachment.
We will never be a Socialist or Communist Country. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY HERE, YOU CAN LEAVE! It is your choice, and your choice alone. This is about love for America. Certain people HATE our Country….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2019
“F YOU ARE NOT HAPPY HERE, YOU CAN LEAVE! It is your choice, and your choice alone. This is about love for America. Certain people HATE our Country,” he screamed online. “hey are anti-Israel, pro Al-Qaeda, and comment on the 9/11 attack, ‘some people did something.’ Radical Left Democrats want Open Borders, which means drugs, crime, human trafficking, and much more.”
….Detention facilities are not Concentration Camps! America has never been stronger than it is now – rebuilt Military, highest Stock Market EVER, lowest unemployment and more people working than ever before. Keep America Great!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2019
Much like Sunday’s tweeted diatribe, Trump’s latest comments and tweets on the matter weren’t too well received in most corners of the internet. For most of the day, the hashtag #RacistPresident trended heavily on Twitter and other social media website.
Trump keeps repeating that if you “don’t like America you can leave.” Of course, Trump criticizes the US often, but he’s white, so it’s ok. In his mind, the country belongs to people like him, and minorities should be grateful we are allowed here at all. https://t.co/wdI7UoOisG pic.twitter.com/ZaMfINrbB2
— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) July 15, 2019
This is rapidly heading to a very dark place. https://t.co/eAJSU8Dns8
— Matt Ford (@fordm) July 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/tomtomorrow/status/1150875704785088513
But he will invite and repeatedly praise Putin, Kim Jong Un and Xi. Got it. https://t.co/B2jnDHj3A8
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) July 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/molly_knight/status/1150887915439812608
It's cliche at this point, but Trump's entire 2016 campaign was about how America is shit. His inaugural address coined the phrase "American carnage." It's also a cliche that he got a pass on this unhinged hatred of America bc he's a white supremacist. https://t.co/ZdvuS0cMOM
— Eli Valley (@elivalley) July 15, 2019
Watching CBS evening news with my parents. After Trumps”if you’re not happy here you can leave” comment, my Christian,church going 79 y/o Mother said,”you son of a bitch.”
— craig m (@cmkahuna) July 15, 2019
(Via New York Times)