Ayanna Pressley: Trump’s the White House “Occupant,” Not President

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On Monday, House caucus members Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar held a press conference. The conference occurred in response to very critical tweets which President Trump published over the weekend. In the aforementioned tweets, Trump slammed the four congresswomen, a.k.a. “The Squad.”

Ultimately, the president stated that these caucus members should return to their countries of origin, improve the state of these countries and then come back to America. “The Squad” and other Democrats subsequently branded President Trump as racist.

During yesterday’s press conference, Rep. Pressley stated that she will never refer to Donald Trump as president of the United States.

Why Won’t Pressley Refer to Trump as the President?

By her own admission, Pressley believes the commander-in-chief lacks the proper values of a United States president. The congresswoman stated this outlook as the reason behind her refusal to refer to the president as the president.

In Pressley’s own words: