Democratic congresswomen respond to Trump’s racist attack

Calling Trump's attacks “the agenda of white nationalists.” No Images? Click here         Democratic Congresswomen Respond To Trump’s Racist Attack​ The four Democratic congresswomen whom President Donald Trump told to “go back” to their home countries held a press conference Monday, calling out Trump’s attacks as “blatantly racist” and “the agenda of white nationalists.”  “When people say ’If you say a negative thing about this country, you hate this country,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said, referring to a statement Trump made earlier in the day, it is “hypocrisy.” Omar, who was one of the four congresswomen Trump targeted in his racist tweet thread on Sunday, noted that the president spent much of his campaign talking about what he perceived as wrong with the United States.  READ MORE       WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway did not show up to testify at a hearing on Monday about Hatch Act violations for a second time, despite being issued a subpoena by the House Oversight and Reform Committee following her absence at the first hearing last month. READ MORE Former Vice President Joe Biden is waging a two-front fight on health care reform by vowing in his latest presidential campaign proposal to protect the Affordable Care Act from Republicans and Democrats alike. READ MORE The Trump administration on Monday moved to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants in a major escalation of the president’s battle to tamp down the number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. READ MORE    .     ICYMI The Green New Deal has picked up endorsements from two major Christian groups, signaling a growing base of support among the faithful as climate change projections look increasingly apocalyptic.  Progressive activists at the annual Netroots Nation conference are frustrated that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been criticizing members in the left wing of her caucus. On the fourth anniversary of Sandra Bland’s death, the feds are falling even further behind in releasing information about jail and prison deaths.      .     The True Origins Of The Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory   The previously unreported role of Russian intelligence in creating and fostering one of the most insidious conspiracy theories to arise out of the 2016 election is disclosed in "Conspiracyland", a new podcast by Yahoo! News. LISTEN NOW   Want more?  All The Problems With This Anonymous Poll About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Monica Lewinsky Drops The Mic With Tweet On Worst Career Advice She’s Ever Received Bernie Sanders Skips Netroots Nation Convention Amid Feud With Daily Kos Founder   👋You may have noticed our website is now www.huffpost.com. Don't worry, it'll still be the same HuffPost you know and love, just with a new URL. Make sure to update your bookmarks!     HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media Group. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2019 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    .     - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe