Rep. Ilhan Omar blasted President Donald Trump for targeting her and three other Democratic congresswomen, accusing him of using his office to "mount racist attacks."
Her comments came in a column posted by The New York Times on Thursday.
"Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence," she wrote. "Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on communities across the land. In recent weeks, he has lashed out unprompted against four freshman Democrats in the House of Representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and me, from Minnesota.
"Last week, as President Trump watched the crowd at one of his rallies chant 'Send her back,' aimed at me and my family, I was reminded of times when such fearmongering was allowed to flourish.
"The president's rally will be a defining moment in American history."
She maintained the ideals at the heart of the nation's founding are "under attack and it is up to all of us to defend them."
"America has been a beacon of democratic ideals for the world," she wrote. "If we succumb to the fever of right-wing nationalism, it will have consequences far beyond our border."
She added: "Today, democracy is under attack once again. It's time to respond with the kind of conviction that has made America great before."
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