Trump defends Pelosi in fight with freshmen Dems

(12 Jul 2019) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus120259

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is getting support from an unlikely source — the president — in her fight with freshmen Democrats.
Republican Donald Trump is defending top Democrat Pelosi and says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York should treat Pelosi "with respect" — in Trump's words.
Trump also says Pelosi is "not a racist."
Ocasio-Cortez has accused Pelosi of "singling out" her and fellow freshmen - all women of color - for criticism.
Tensions between Pelosi and some younger, more progressive first-term House Democrats have become public recently and it's threatening party unity.
Just last month, as House Democrats clamored for impeachment proceedings against Trump, the president told Fox News Channel that Pelosi is a "nasty, vindictive, horrible" person.
The California Democrat later said of Trump: "I'm done with him."
The president told reporters the administration is moving forward with a nationwide immigration enforcement operation this weekend targeting migrant families, despite loud opposition from Democrats and questions over whether it's the best use of resources given the crisis at the border.
Trump said, "It starts on Sunday and they're going to take people out and they're going to bring them back to their countries or they're going to make criminals out -- put them in prison or put them in prison in the countries they came from."

Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter:   / ap_archive  
Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​
Instagram:   / apnews  


You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...