A former White House aide on Sunday cited the positive impacts she said President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE's policies have had on people of color while defending his record on race amid controversy about his attacks on four minority congresswomen.

“I have worked with President Trump for two years and he is not a racist. He's a compassionate man whose policies have focused on the minority community,” Mercedes Schlapp, a campaign aide who served as White House Director of Strategic Communications for almost two years, told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos George Robert StephanopoulosColbert implores Pelosi to update 'weaponry' in SCOTUS fight: 'Trump has a literal heat ray' Murkowski: Supreme Court nominee should not be taken up before election Cruz says Senate Republicans likely have votes to confirm Trump Supreme Court nominee MORE.

Mercedes Schlapp, a Trump campaign aide, defends the president: "I have worked with President Trump for two years and he is not a racist. He is a compassionate man whose policies have focused on the minority community" https://t.co/3Hpmyqr8Sw pic.twitter.com/UpaTQsaPJw — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) July 21, 2019

“You look at the fact that the unemployment numbers for African American is at its lowest, for Hispanics at its lowest. I mean, he is a results-oriented president who is focused on uplifting all Americans, including blacks, including Hispanics,” she added.

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Trump has taken heat from Democrats in the past week over tweets telling the four progressive representatives – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline McCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid MORE (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise MORE (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibTrump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' George Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge MORE (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley Ayanna PressleyFauci, Black Lives Matter founders included on Time's 100 Most Influential People list Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Pressley applauded on House floor after moving speech on living with alopecia MORE (D-Mass.) – to “go back” to other countries. All four are U.S. citizens and all but Omar were born in the U.S.

Trump and the White House have frequently invoked the low African American unemployment rate in response to accusations of racism, as well as his signing of bipartisan criminal justice reform in 2018.