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JM Rieger: Trump criticized the U.S. for years. Now he wants people who do that to leave.

Video: For years, President Trump admonished America’s shortfalls, stupidity and “carnage.” Now, he wants people who do the same to leave. (JM Rieger/The Washington Post)

On Friday, President Donald Trump was asked again about his racist remarks aimed at four minority congresswomen. He again doubled down.

"I'm unhappy with the fact that a congresswoman, in this case a different congresswoman, can call our country and our people 'garbage,' " Trump said, falsely asserting that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called Americans "garbage."

"If we don't clean up OUR COUNTRY of the garbage soon, we are just going to do a death spiral!