I really like the new crop of representatives, especially Ocasio-Cortez, Tliab, Omar, and Pressley. Four women of color who are left progressives and not afraid to proclaim it. Two are Muslims, the first two Muslim women to be elected to Congress. They not only are the Democratic Party’s future; they are America’s future. And at least three of them are democratic socialists.
Today, Rep. Rashida Tlaib said out loud what is right in front of our eyes, but which many Democratic officeholders find hard to say: Donald Trump is a racist. Too often, we get wiggle words. But saying it right out loud is liberating, and it undermines the attempts to normalize Trump.
Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said Thursday that there’s no doubt in her mind that President Trump is a racist, citing his rhetoric and policies.
“Look, I truly believe he is racist — and that’s probably controversial — he is,” Tlaib told Hill.TV’s Jamal Simmons during a “Rising” interview.
“It’s in his policies, it’s in his words, and the fact of the matter is that he’s still our president ... but it doesn’t matter, I’m going to hold him accountable,” she continued.
Tlaib is one of two Muslim women elected to serve in the next Congress, along with Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). She's also the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress.
The Hill: "Muslim congresswoman-elect says she 'truly believes' Trump is a racist"
Trump’s also a religious bigot.
And a scummy human being in many other ways, as if those two were not enough to identify him as a scummy person.
I look forward to these 4 amigas’ actions in Congress.