Rep. Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibGeorge Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge The Democratic Party platform represents our big tent MORE (D-Mich.) argued Tuesday that President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE is "the only person disgracing" the presidency while dismissing criticism from the president about her profane impeachment comments.

“The only person disgracing the office of the president is the president of the United States currently and that’s Donald Trump," Tlaib said during an appearance Tuesday evening on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront."

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"He has to be putting the American people first," she added. "He has to understand that the culture and this kind of dissent that he has for me is something that is felt across the country. I am not the only one that is this angry and this upset.”

"What I completely, very much don't like, is that it did become a distraction."



Rep. Rashida Tlaib addresses her expletive-laden call for President Donald Trump's impeachment, noting that "I am not the only one that is this angry and this upset."https://t.co/WS9DkZJnNl pic.twitter.com/C8IvzTguyt — OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) January 9, 2019

The freshman lawmaker was responding to comments Trump made in the Rose Garden on Friday, when he said it was "disgraceful" that Tlaib called for House Democrats to "go in there and impeach the motherf---er."

“I thought her comments were disgraceful,” Trump said at the time, adding that he felt Tlaib "dishonored" herself and her family.

Tlaib's comments provoked a wave of backlash from lawmakers, including from some Democrats, who said the remark was inappropriate.

Other Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Florida Democrat introduces bill to recognize Puerto Rico statehood referendum The Memo: 2020 is all about winning Florida MORE (N.Y.), have come to Tlaib's defense and have pointed out that Trump himself has used disparaging remarks in the past.

Tlaib argued Tuesday that women including herself "have every right to be angry and upset and mad and to curse."

She acknowledged, however, that her impeachment remark had "become a distraction," reiterating comments she made earlier Tuesday.

Tlaib sought Tuesday to instead put the focus on the partial government shutdown, which is now in its 18th day, and urged Congress to reopen the government.

“If you really do care about the American people, let’s get our government back up and running. Our focus is so much on this, versus the fact that right now I have residents that have nowhere to turn to," she said.