Targeted Rhetoric in Political Divisions

In a second day of attacks, President Trump said that four Democratic congresswomen hated the United States and were free to leave the country. The lawmakers — Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna S. Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — said they refused to be silenced. Guest: Julie Hirschfeld Davis, who covers Congress for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. This episode includes disturbing language.

Background reading:

• President Trump appeared determined on Monday to amplify remarks that members of his own party called racist. The lawmakers he singled out responded by charging that the president was pressing the agenda of white nationalists.

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