All Four Congresswomen in "The Squad" Win House Reelection
A victory for progressives.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib — four progressive congresswomen fondly referred to as “The Squad” — were reelected last night to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The politicians, who represent New York, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Michigan, have been the target of GOP criticism, often tinged with racist sentiments. Last year, a Facebook group for the Illinois Republican County Chairman’s Association shared a movie poster mockup calling the four women the “Jihad Squad.” In addition, President Donald Trump told the congresswomen — all of whom are U.S. citizens, and three of whom were born in the U.S. — to “go back” to their countries.
“Our sisterhood is resilient,” Omar wrote on Twitter. ”We are building a movement,” she added in a second post. ”This is just the beginning.”
