Democrats in Virginia's state legislature are vowing to boycott a ceremony in Jamestown later this month celebrating the 400th anniversary of representative government in the country if 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 attends the event.

The leaders of the Virginia House and Senate Democratic caucuses issued a statement Friday night slamming Trump and maintaining they may not note show up amid reports that the president was expected to attend the commemorative session.

"We will not be attending any part of the commemorative session where Donald Trump is in attendance. The current President does not represent the values that we would celebrate at the 400th anniversary of the oldest democratic body in the western world," the Democrats said.

“We offer just three words of advice to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation: ‘Send Him Back,’” added the statement from Virginia Senate Democratic Leader Dick Saslaw and caucus Chairwoman Mamie Locke along with House Democratic Leader Eileen Filler-Corn and caucus Chairwoman Charniele Herring.

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The statement underscored the political uproar in recent days over tweets that Trump sent last weekend targeting four minority, freshman congresswomen, controversy punctuated by chants of "send her back" when Trump mentioned one of the Democrats during a rally this week.

Democrats have hammered Trump over his recent comments about the group of female lawmakers, known as "the squad," and the Democratic-led House voted Tuesday night to formally rebuke the remarks as racist.

The White House has not officially declared any plans for the president to attend the 400th anniversary event in Jamestown, which Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On 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 Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE (D-Calif.) was also invited to attend, organizers said. The invitation was extended by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and two Republican state lawmakers.

"The invitations were extended jointly by Governor Northam, Speaker [Kirk] Cox [R], and Senator [Tommy] Norment [R] last year. Speaker Pelosi’s office declined the invitation within the last two weeks. The White House has made no announcement regarding the President’s plans,” American Evolution, which is putting on the event, said in a statement Saturday.

The July 30 event marks the 400th anniversary of "representative government in America," the statement noted. Both Trump and Pelosi were invited "to participate in commemorative ceremonies" for the event, organizers said.

The ceremonies mark the 400th anniversary of the first meeting of the House of Burgesses, a legislative body created in Jamestown in 1619 to oversee issues surrounding the colony.

The Virginia Democrats' rebuke of Trump referenced the chant of "send her back" that erupted during the president's rally in North Carolina this week in the middle of his diatribe against Rep. 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.), a naturalized U.S. citizen who came to the country as a refugee from Somalia.

The president first sparked controversy when he said Omar and Reps. 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.), 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.) and 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.) should "go back" to “the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” The three lawmakers other than Omar were born in the U.S., and four are citizens.

The House formally condemned the remarks as racist in a 240-187 vote on Tuesday as Democrats seized on the controversy. Republicans expressed frustration about the remarks but mostly avoided directly criticizing the president.

The controversy was renewed Wednesday night with the chant against Omar. Though Trump disavowed the chant Thursday, saying he “was not happy with it,” he later said the chanters “love our country” and called them "patriots."