Leave the U.S., Trump tells liberal congresswomen of color

Monday, July 15, 2019

WASHINGTON -- Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said Sunday four congresswomen of color should go back to the "broken and crime infested" countries they came from, ignoring the fact all of the women are American citizens and three were born in the U.S. His attack drew a condemnation from Democrats who labeled the remarks racist and breathtakingly divisive.

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