'Send her back!' chant shows Trump's ugly plan to get reelected
Posted on AllSides July 18th, 2019
From The Left
OPINION
In a moment of unrestrained demagoguery, President Donald Trump presided Wednesday over a crowd chanting "Send her back! Send her back!" about an American Muslim congresswoman who he targeted with racist attacks.
The scenes at a North Carolina rally provided an ugly overture to a 2020 election campaign already soaked in hate. They exemplified the tribal politics and white nationalism that Trump is making clear he plans to ride to reelection, no matter their impact on America's fragile societal harmony.
The chants of "Send her back!" referred to Somalia-born, American...