Trump and ‘the Squad’

<p>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 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. This episode includes disturbing language.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>President Trump appeared determined on Monday to amplify<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/us/politics/trump-twitter-squad-congress.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> remarks that members of his own party called racist</a>. The lawmakers he singled out<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/us/politics/trump-go-back-tweet-racism.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> responded by charging that the president was pressing the agenda of white nationalists</a>.</li></ul>