Jennifer Mills-Knutsen told Premier: “when I hear and see that kind of rhetoric it reminds me of so many years of prejudice and xenophobia in American culture.
“It’s deeply troubling for me as a person of faith and as an American too.”
The four Congresswomen are all American citizens. All but one were born in the US. But in the tweets, the president told the four women to “go back and help fix” their “broken and crime infested countries.”
Revd. Mills-Knutson says she rarely comments on political issues but adds: “I can clearly call out those words as racist, absolutely.
“All of these women are equally Americans and to target them because of their race and gender or because of the birthplace of their parents or grandparents is deeply troubling.
“It’s not about taking sides as a Democrat or a Republican. It’s about claiming that moral centre.”
President Trump has defended his choice of words, and believes many American’s agree with him.
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
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