Rep. Elijah Cummings says the 'send her back' chants remind him of his experience in the fight for desegregation in the 60s: 'When [Trump] does these things... it brings up the same feelings that I had over 50 some years ago, and it's very, very painful'
In the middle of one of the most rancorous weeks in the race for the White House, fueled by President Donald Trump's own racist rhetoric telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to"go back"to where they came from, the field of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders are drawing battle lines for the general election to come, focusing on a message of morality.
In many ways, he was summing up a sentiment seemingly shared by the Democratic presidential hopefuls, who squabble over policy differences on the trail but appear united as they confront Trump over his divisive comments. Trump continued to dig in on his home turf, inflaming tensions as he targeted the cohort of lawmakers, known as the"squad," particularly the Somali-born Omar.
Amid a steady stream of backlash from Democrats and even a few Republicans on Thursday, the president has since disavowed the chants, telling reporters in the Oval Office he"was not happy with it" and"I disagree with it." "It is clearly not a sign of real leadership," Harris added."Contrast it with a real American leader like John McCain, who during the campaign in 2008, he stood up, he spoke up. ... He understood as an American hero that the voice of someone who wants to be, much less is the president of the United States, must be a voice that is about elevating discourse, that is about speaking to our better selves.
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