Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out again at President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he doubled down on his calls for her and three other progressive congresswomen of color to go back to the countries they came from rather than criticize the United States, The Hill reported.
"Donald Trump has decided he does not want to be President of the United States," the New York Democrat tweeted. "He does not want to be a President to those who disagree. And he'd rather see most Americans leave than handle our nation's enshrined tradition of dissent. But we don't leave the things we love."
Ocasio-Cortez was born in the U.S., as were two of the others Trump criticized. The other lawmaker in the group, Rep. Ilhan Omar, came to the U.S. as a refugee with her family from Somalia as a child and obtained American citizenship as a teenager.
The four congresswomen held a press conference on Monday and harshly criticized the president and accused him of blatant racism. The House also announced it would vote on a resolution condemning Trump's remarks, according to The Hill.
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