Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) wasted no time responding to President Donald Trump’s blatantly racist comments about non-white Democrats going back to their countries of origin, and he did so on Twitter and national television Sunday.
Earlier in the morning, Trump had posted these tweets:
So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019
….and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019
….it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019
That prompted this social media smack down from Lieu:
Hey @realDonaldTrump: What makes America exceptional is we are a nation of immigrants. As an immigrant who served on active duty, I am appalled you are telling us to “go back.”
I’m not going back. America is our home. And I will still be in Congress after your racist ass leaves. https://t.co/GHNkTlBEJr
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 14, 2019
Later in the afternoon, Congressman Lieu also appeared on MSNBC, where he remarked:
“As an immigrant myself, I know that when we came to America, we were poor. My parents went to flee markets to sell gifts to make ends meet, and eventually they opened a successful small business and achieved the American dream. It’s one of the reasons I joined the Air Force and active duty.
“I never thought I’d see the day when a president was telling immigrants to go back to where they came from. He’s demonstrating he’s a racist ass. He’s not uniting us.”
Lieu then added:
“He has not been able to build his wall or make the border situation any better and now he’s trying to do other things to amp up his base. He doesn’t understand most Americans are immigrants or have family members who are immigrants.”
Donald Trump’s family also came to this country from other countries. Maybe we need to send him back to his homeland, too. The United States would be better off without him.
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