House Democrats Call For Increased Security After ‘Send Her Back’ Chants At Trump Rally
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By Hayley Miller, Huffington Post
Democrats are calling for increased security for members of Congress after the crowd at President Donald Trump’s rally Wednesday erupted in racist “send her back” chants targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who immigrated to the U.S. from Somalia when she was 8 years old….
“Hate is on the rise in this country,” [Representative Al] Green said. “These are dangerous times. Every member of this House needs additional security.”…
Coverage of Trump’s rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on Wednesday sent shockwaves across the country as attendees chanted “send her back!” after the president ripped into Omar and falsely accused her of being anti-Semitic….
The chant was, in fact, inspired by his racist tirade on Sunday against Omar and the three other Democratic congresswomen ― Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) ― collectively known as “the Squad.”
The Squad: Ocasio-Cortéz, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib
“So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world … now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run,” Trump tweeted.
All four lawmakers are Americans. Omar immigrated to the U.S. from Somalia as a refugee in 1995. The other three were born in the U.S. In January, Omar and Tlaib became the first Muslim women to serve in Congress.
“Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,” the president tweeted Sunday. “Then come back and show us how … it is done.”…
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