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Prior to Trump’s inauguration, Donald Trump attacked Rep. John Lewis — calling his district “crime infested.”

Just a few weeks ago, Trump told the Squad to go back to their “crime-infested nations from which they came.”

And now, just a few days ago, Trump called Rep. Elijah Cummings district so “rat and rodent infested” that “no human being would want to live there.”

No human being would want to live there. It’s not just that Trump is disproportionately targeting people of color in Congress for his attacks — it’s the language that he uses. There’s a consistent pattern of referring to black and brown communities as “infestations.”

It even materialized in his comments regarding the Ebola crisis in Africa years ago, or sanctuary cities in California. Perhaps Donald Trump spends a lot of time attacking people on Twitter, but it is inarguable that he uses a different type of language when attacking people that don’t look like him.

Trump’s racist dog whistles are disgusting, and have no place in the United States of America. We’re fighting for a new generation of diverse, powerful progressive candidates who are dedicated to fighting for their communities in 2020. Will you donate $27 to help us do that?

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As Justice Democrat and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said in crystal clear terms, there’s a reason for all of this. Trump is a racist who wants to divide and conquer America to hoard more power and wealth for corrupt billionaires like himself:

“The reasons for weaponizing division are not mysterious. Racial fear prevents Americans from building community with one another — and community is the lifeblood of a functioning democratic society. Throughout our history, racist language has been used to turn American against American in order to benefit the wealthy elite.

His efforts to pit religious minorities against one another stem from the same playbook. If working Americans are too busy fighting with one another, we will never address the very real and deep problems our country faces — from climate change to soaring inequality to lack of quality affordable health care.

Defeating Trump in 2020 is not the end of this fight, because he represents something greater: a battle for the soul of our nation. We must empower champions to combat the forces of white supremacy and divide-and-conquer politics that still have power in the United States.

In solidarity,

Justice Democrats