
Nancy Pelosi speaks with reporters (YouTube/screen grab)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Sunday fired back at President Donald Trump after he launched a racist attack on foreign-born Democrats.
In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump suggested that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and other Democrats should "go back" to their country of origin.
So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments ar… https://t.co/W7GAYLJ5Ki— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1563107272.0
....and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our… https://t.co/xPRSZHNNAd— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1563107272.0
....it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be… https://t.co/8IoVStRDut— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1563107272.0
Pelosi responded to the the president's tweets by accusing him of trying to make "America white again."
"When @realDonaldTrump tells four American Congresswomen to go back to their countries, he reaffirms his plan to 'Make America Great Again' has always been about making America white again," Pelosi wrote.
When @realDonaldTrump tells four American Congresswomen to go back to their countries, he reaffirms his plan to “Ma… https://t.co/3KpG5SSoBm— Nancy Pelosi (@Nancy Pelosi) 1563113780.0