For the record “send” is a massive leap forward from voluntarily “leave.” For the president to bask in the chant while his race rally calls for the removal of a sitting congresswoman from the country is a historical moment you should remember. https://t.co/6MtqSLgnW4
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 18, 2019
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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" https://t.co/WzOhSM6dkC pic.twitter.com/L89yN4TfxT
— ABC News (@ABC) July 21, 2019
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-NZ shooter called Trump “symbol of white identity and common purpose”
-Coastguard shooter: “Civil War if Trump impeached.”
-MAGAbomber van had Trump decals
-Waffle House shooter wanted to meet Trump
-Quebec shooter read Trump twitter feed 417x
-Parkland shooter sent Trump letter https://t.co/JRVRHC4omY— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) July 18, 2019
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We asked people if they have ever been told to “go back” to your country.
This is what they told us. pic.twitter.com/eSkHkhFlyJ
— VICE News (@vicenews) July 18, 2019
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Trump’s ‘go back to your country’ is a classic hate crime trope pic.twitter.com/1uRxCuCXEA
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 17, 2019
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For many, the phrase "go back to your country" echoes a long and painful history of telling U.S. citizens of color they do not belong here.
Three Americans tell @JamieYuccas how the president’s racist attacks re-opened old wounds https://t.co/R4Tw2E5NQv pic.twitter.com/oqpwyNsMq2
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) July 19, 2019