Wednesday, July 17, 2019

"The Squad" represents congressional districts very much unlike Trump's America (part 4)


House Condemns Trump’s Attack on Four Congresswomen as Racist.  (The New York Times, 7/16/2019)
Yes, folks, it's "1984" on the GOP side of the aisle.  For their part, Republicans took to the floor not to defend the president’s remarks but to condemn Democrats for what they called a breach of decorum.

Ayanna Pressley represents Massachusetts' 7th congressional district.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau (QuickFactsMy Congressional District)

Sources:  CNNDaily Kos


Welcome to Trump's America, Maine's 2nd congressional district

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau (QuickFactsMy Congressional District)

Sources:  CNNDaily Kos


Part 3 starts here.

Trump says they ‘hate our country.’ The Democrats he attacked say the country ‘belongs to everyone.’  (Washington Post, 7/15/2019)
When asked if he was bothered that many people viewed the remarks as racist and that white nationalists found common cause with them, Trump said: “It doesn’t concern me because many people agree with me. And all I’m saying: They want to leave, they can leave.”

Ilhan Omar represents Minnesota's 5th congressional district.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau (QuickFactsMy Congressional District)

Sources:  CNNDaily Kos

Welcome to Trump's America:  Minnesota's 7th congressional district.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau (QuickFacts, My Congressional District)

Sources:  CNNDaily Kos


Part 2 starts here.

Trump Fans the Flames of a Racial Fire.  (The New York Times, 7/14/2019)
His assumption that the House Democrats must have been born in another country — or that they did not belong here if they were — fits an us-against-them political strategy that has been at the heart of Mr. Trump’s presidency from the start. Heading into next year’s election, he appears to be drawing a deep line between the white, native-born America of his memory and the ethnically diverse, increasingly foreign-born country he is presiding over, challenging voters in 2020 to declare which side of that line they are on.

Rashida Tlaib represents Michigan's 13rd congressional district.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau (QuickFactsMy Congressional District)

Sources:  CNNDaily Kos

Welcome to Trump's America:  Michigan's 1st congressional district.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau (QuickFactsMy Congressional District)

Sources:  CNNDaily Kos


Part 1 starts here.

Trump Tells Freshman Congresswomen to ‘Go Back’ to the Countries They Came From. (The New York Times, 7/14/2019)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represents New York's 14th congressional district.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau (QuickFacts, My Congressional District)

Sources:  CNN, Daily Kos

Welcome to Trump's America:  Kentucky's 5th congressional district.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau (QuickFactsMy Congressional District)


Sources:  CNNDaily Kos

Related reading:
95% of Republican House districts are majority-white.  (Washington Post, 8/12/2014)

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