Donald Trump has done his best to demonize four women representatives of color, and turn the public against them -- especially Rep. Ilhan Omar (who came to this country as a refugee 27 years ago, became a citizen, and now represents Minnesota's 5th district in the U.S. House of Representatives).
Trump has appealed to the racism of his supporters, telling Rep. Omar to go back to her country. He also basked in a chant of "send her back" at a rally of his supporters. But Trump's racist efforts are not impressing the people in Minnesota.
On Thursday, she returned home to Minneapolis -- and a crowd of supporters gave her a hero's welcome. Here's part of how ABC News reported it:
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar received a warm welcome back home in Minneapolis Thursday, with supporters cheering her on at the airport and at a health care town hall event after a week of racist attacks from President Donald Trump, who told four Democratic congresswomen of color to "go back " to where they came from, and from supporters at a Trump campaign rally, who chanted "send her back" on Wednesday night.
"I know there are a lot of people that are trying to distract us right now, but we are not going to let them," she said at her "Medicare for All" town hall event with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., after the crowd of 500 constituents and supporters gave her a standing ovation. . . .
More than 100 supporters warmly greeted Omar at the airport. Speaking with a megaphone at baggage claim, Omar teed off on Trump, who attempted to distance himself from his attacks and the cheers at his Wednesday rally.
"Everybody is talking about that he is threatened because we criticize him," she said. "But the reality is that he is threatened because we are inspiring people to dream about a country that recognizes their dignity and humanity."
"We are not deterred, we are not frightened, we are ready," she said. "We are in the ring, we are in the people’s house ... we are going to continue fighting until we have the America we all deserve."
