Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi Join Forces to Blast Trump for Racist Tweets

An ongoing dispute between AOC and Nancy Pelosi has been causing tension in the Democratic Party.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have united against Trump’s latest Twitter storm.

On Sunday, Trump targeted a group of progressive congresswomen of color, referring specifically to Ocasio-Cortez alongside Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. Trump tweeted that they should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.”

Pelosi replied quickly to Trump's bigoted tirade. 

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.

Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power. https://t.co/ODqqHneyES

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 14, 2019

AOC chimed in too, also referring to the mass immigration raids taking place across the U.S. on Sunday:

Mr. President, the country I “come from,” & the country we all swear to, is the United States.

But given how you’ve destroyed our border with inhumane camps, all at a benefit to you & the corps who profit off them, you are absolutely right about the corruption laid at your feet. https://t.co/HLKQCotR8T

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 14, 2019

Tlaib responded as well, calling Trump “lawless” and a “complete failure as a president.”

Want a response to a lawless & complete failure of a President?

He is the crisis.
His dangerous ideology is the crisis.
He needs to be impeached.

— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) July 14, 2019

AOC and Pelosi have recently gone head-to-head over comments Pelosi made that have been regarded as contentious toward four progressive freshmen Democrats known as “the squad”: Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Omar, and Ayanna Pressley.

Trump singled out the congresswomen after news surfaced of tension between them and Pelosi over the direction of the Democratic Party.

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 (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly......

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019
....and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how....

....it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019

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