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Fact check: Trump goes after Omar at rally

Fact check: Trump goes after Omar at rally

President Trump on Wednesday misrepresented words from Rep. Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an al-Qaida sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch.
by The Associated Press

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Trump attacks congresswomen at N.C. rally, as crowd chants 'send her back'

Trump attacks congresswomen at N.C. rally, as crowd chants 'send her back'

President Trump piled on four freshmen congresswomen of color after tweeting this weekend that they should "go back" to the countries they came from, even though three were born in the United States.
by Ayesha Rascoe and Jessica Taylor

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Minnesotans targeted by 'go back' taunts say the sting never leaves

Minnesotans targeted by 'go back' taunts say the sting never leaves

When President Trump tweeted that four congresswomen of color should “go back” to other countries, we asked our readers and listeners if they had ever been told the same.
by Ibrahim Hirsi

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Two views from Israel and Palestine

What has the conflict between Israel and Palestine meant to individuals from each country? MPR News host Kerri Miller asks Palestinian author Yousef Bashir and Israeli author Yossi Klein Halevi.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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We asked for your #goback stories. You delivered.

We asked for your #goback stories. You delivered.

When President Trump told four congresswomen of color to “go back” to where they came from, he touched a nerve.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Trump-Omar feud intensifies over racism, patriotism

Trump-Omar feud intensifies over racism, patriotism

Following a day of dueling press conferences and withering accusations of racism on one side and unpatriotic hatred on the other, the Trump-Omar standoff continues.
by Euan Kerr

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