"they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people, LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalized... we should send them back from where they came as fast as possible."
"Rashida Tlaib is an American citizen, born in this country... And of course, Ilhan Omar was a refugee and is an American citizen as well. Obviously, a lot of people have issues with anyone heckling any president. But don't you think this goes a little far? I mean, definitionally, telling people of color they should go back where they came from when they're American citizens, doesn't that strike you as a bit racist?"
"Well, being in the chamber, it was rude to hear people disrupting the president... I think what really amazed me is when the president asked Democrats just to reaffirm a basic principle that the American government's primary duty, first duty, ought to be to protect American citizens, not illegal immigrants, illegal aliens."
During a CNN interview, Jake Tapper confronted Sen. Ron Johnson about Trump's social media post attacking Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib for disrupting the State of the Union address. Trump's post contained dehumanizing language, calling them "lunatics" and "mentally deranged," and included the phrase "send them back from where they came." Tapper pointed out that both women are American citizens, with Tlaib born in the country and Omar a naturalized citizen, questioning whether such rhetoric constitutes racism. Johnson declined to address the racism question directly, instead pivoting to criticize the congresswomen's disruption and Democrats' response to Trump's immigration policy statements.
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