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The Democratic congresswomen from Minnesota and Michigan, Ilhan Omar y Rashida Tlaibhave rebuked the American president during the state of the union address when he attacked the immigrant community in the country. In the angriest moment of the appearance at the Washington Capitol, they have accused Donald Trump of “killing Americans.”
The exchange has occurred in the section of the speech – the longest in historywith a duration of 107 minutes – that Trump has dedicated to boasting about his “tough” policy on immigration. “The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, no to illegal immigrants“he declared, before theatrically asking the congressmen to they stood up if they agreed.
This has caused ua standing ovation from the Republicanswhile Democrats protested and remained seated. With a contemptuous gesture, Trump pointed to the rival bench. “Do you see these people? They are crazy“, he said.
“¡You’re killing Americans! Alex was not a criminal“Tlaib then shouted at the president. The congresswoman was referring to the murder of Alex Prettian American who died at the hands of federal agents last January while participating in protests over the immigration raids in Minneapolis.
This was the second death at the hands of federal ICE agents of a US citizen, after the shooting that ended the life of René Gooda 37-year-old woman also from Minneapolis. This has sparked a political crisis that has led to the closure of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
“They should be ashamed for not standing up,” the president continued in response to the reaction of the Democrats. It’s also back to attack the Somali community in Minneapolis, whom he has accused on several occasions of taking advantage of the United States.
Al Green, a congressman from Texas, holds up a sign that reads ‘Black people are not apes,’ in reference to a racist video shared by Trump that characterized the Obamas as gorillas.
“Los somali pirates that sacked Minnesota remind us that there are large parts of the world where the Bribery, corruption and lawlessness are the normnot the exception, importing these cultures through unrestricted immigration and open borders,” he continued.
This infuriated Omar, one of Trump’s political nemeses for being of Somali origin herself and representing Minnesota. The congresswoman called him a “liar” and also accused him of ending the lives of American citizens.
That did not stop Trump from continuing to staunchly defend his immigration policies. Far from self-criticism, he assured that the country now has, thanks to him, “the strongest border by far“that he has ever had.
“In the last nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States. But we will always allow people to enter legally, people who will love our country and work hard to maintain our nation,” he said.
It was not the only outburst during the long speech. When the president asked to prohibit legislators operate on the stock market with inside informationthe bench responded with ironic laughter.
“How about you first!” then shouted Democratic Congressman Mark Takano of California. Tlaib was not far behind: “You are the most corrupt president!”.
Another of the most tense moments occurred at the beginning, when Congressman Al Green of Texas appeared with a banner to display the slogan ‘Black people are not apes‘. This is a reference to the video that Trump shared on his social network and in which the Obamas appeared characterized as gorillas. Faced with accusations of racism, Trump deleted the video and blamed a subordinate for uploading it.