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    Trump’s Hate Makes the ‘Squad’ Stronger

    <span>The president gives his opponents media attention and enhances their influence on American life.</span>
    by Conor Friedersdorf Aug 16, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: J. Scott Applewhite / AP

    Who better to personify the opposition party than its official congressional leaders? Tom Daschle. Harry Reid. Chuck Schumer. Nancy Pelosi. Those Democrats have all been targeted by the GOP over the years, much as the Republicans Newt Gingrich, Trent Lott, Paul Ryan, and Mitch McConnell were targeted by Democrats.

    The “squad” is different. The four Democrats referred to by that nickname—first-term Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib—have been as they once did against Hillary Clinton.

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