Trump supporters chant "send her back" at rally, echoing racist tweets
Published Date: 7/18/2019
Source: axios.com
Trump supporters chanted "send her back" at a re-election rally on Wednesday, after President Trump listed his grievances with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)The big picture: The House voted 240-187 yesterday to condemn Trump's racist tweets against the 4 Democratic congresswomen of color, all of whom are American citizens. In his tweets, Trump said the congresswomen should "go back" to where they came from.What she's saying: Omar responded by tweeting a quote from Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise.""You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise."Editor's note: This article has been updated to include Omar's comments.Go deeper: Trump's premeditated racism is central to his 2020 strategy