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Watch Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley and Tlaib’s fiery response to Trump’s tirade

From left, Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center responding to negative comments by President Donald Trump that were directed at the freshman House Democrats on Monday, July 15, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
From left, Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center responding to negative comments by President Donald Trump that were directed at the freshman House Democrats on Monday, July 15, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Thomas McKinless
Posted July 15, 2019 at 6:28pm

Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna S. Pressley and Rashida Tlaib held a press conference following a volley of tweets from President Donald Trump over the weekend. The messages, and a Monday press conference, have been seen by many as racist.

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