BILLINGS- U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana threw his support behind President Donald Trump over his tweets aimed at four Democratic congresswomen.
In a tweet Monday, Daines wrote: “Montanans are sick and tired of listening to anti-American, anti-Semite, radical Democrats trash our country and our ideals. This is America. We’re the greatest country in the world. I stand with @realdonaldtrump.”
Montanans are sick and tired of listening to anti-American, anti-Semite, radical Democrats trash our country and our ideals. This is America. We’re the greatest country in the world.
I stand with @realdonaldtrump. 🇺🇸
— Steve Daines (@SteveDaines) July 15, 2019
Daines’ tweet, which had more than 19,000 likes and 18,000 replies Monday evening, was in apparent response to aseries of tweets from fellow Republican Trump.
The Democrat Congresswomen have been spewing some of the most vile, hateful, and disgusting things ever said by a politician in the House or Senate, & yet they get a free pass and a big embrace from the Democrat Party. Horrible anti-Israel, anti-USA, pro-terrorist & public…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2019
His target has been four freshmen Democrats, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
Among other things, Trump has said the four, all minorities, should “go back” to their own countries, which has prompted calls of racism directed at the president.
Montana’s other U.S. senator, Democrat Jon Tester, issued a tweet of his own criticizing Trump:
We should be able to disagree on policy and politics without devolving into divisive, hateful rhetoric. President Trump’s comments were reprehensible and far beneath the office of the Presidency.
— Senator Jon Tester (@SenatorTester) July 15, 2019
