Trump’s Tweet Was Condemned as Racist. His Response: No, They’re the Racists. – The New York Times

[Analysis: No president in modern times has made appeals to the resentments of white Americans as overtly as President Trump.]

For months there has been a rift between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the four lawmakers, and last week tensions grew when Ms. Pelosi pointedly said they had no following in Congress. The four lawmakers, who call themselves “the squad,” opposed a $4.6 billion aid package for the border, approved by Congress, because they said it supported Mr. Trump’s immigration policies.

The tone of the president’s remarks, however, is something they agree on.

On Sunday, Ms. Pelosi responded to the president’s message to the four representatives and suggested he was advocating white nationalism.

“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,” she said in a Twitter post.