The Cincinnati Enquirer's editorial board on Wednesday called on city residents to make sure that 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 latest 2020 campaign rally doesn't turn into "an embarrassment" following his controversial appearance in North Carolina.

"Pundits will be watching and waiting for chants of 'send them/her back' or some other trope that can be deemed offensive to prove a point and paint our city, state and the Midwest in a negative light," the board wrote, urging attendees not to "take the bait."

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"We're asking you, Mr. President, your supporters and your detractors to set a new example for presidential visits," the editorial continues. "Let's do our part to dignify the debate about how best to improve our nation and the lives of all Americans."

The piece comes as Trump faces ongoing scrutiny over his attacks leveled against minority Democratic lawmakers. Last month, he sparked an uproar by telling a group of first-year congresswomen to "go back" to the "crime infested places" they came from.

The House voted to condemn his remarks as racist.

Days later, the crowd chanted "send her back" at a campaign rally in North Carolina as Trump attacked 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 Somalian refugee who arrived in the U.S. as a child.

Trump drew further criticism when he later called Rep. Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene CummingsBlack GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Overnight Health Care: US won't join global coronavirus vaccine initiative | Federal panel lays out initial priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution | NIH panel: 'Insufficient data' to show treatment touted by Trump works House Oversight Democrats to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing probe MORE's (D-Md.) Baltimore-area district a "rodent infested mess."

"Instead of casting blame and hurling insults at Democrats, the people of the Cincinnati region would appreciate hearing the specifics of the president's plan to address urban renewal," the board writes, before asking the president to address affordable housing and the nation's crumbling infrastructure, among other things.

The board also points out that one of the congresswomen Trump targeted last month is from Cincinnati.

"Our region — indeed our country — needs a unifying voice right now, not a divisive one," the board states. "For example, making U.S. Rep. 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.] a target once again because you're in her hometown would not be a good move, Mr. President."

Trump has stood by his comments, saying that the minority congresswomen he has attacked can leave the country if they are unhappy. His rally in Cincinnati on Thursday night will be the first since a crowd in North Carolina chanted "send her back."