Several Fox News personalities, contributors and correspondents criticized 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 on Monday for a series of tweets telling four progressive, nonwhite congresswomen to “go back” to other countries.

Fox's chief White House correspondent John Roberts confronted Trump in person about the attack, asking the president during an impromptu news conference on Monday, “Does it concern you that many people saw that tweet as racist, and that white nationalist groups are finding common cause with you on that point?”

“It doesn’t concern me at all because many people agree with me,” Trump responded. "And all I’m saying is if they want to leave, they can leave."

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“Fox & Friends” host Brian Kilmeade, who often expresses support for the president, said on the network's “Outnumbered” that Trump's attacks were “a mistake” but argued that the president was trying to make them the controversial faces of the Democratic Party.

"In one way, the president saying ‘Why did he weigh in the way he did?’ It makes him the story. The other thing is he is underlying it. He’s saying ‘Democrats, these are your leaders, these are your rock stars, good luck,' " he said.

Co-panelist Harris Faulkner called the attacks “an old trope that has been used against people of color” but also accused the congresswomen of “pick[ing] on a man who likes to fight.”

"Those women have picked on a man who likes to fight. That man has leaned on some less-than-presidential rhetoric and all of it is toxic, none of it furthers the conversation, and what is the conversation we are trying to have right now?" Faulkner said. "That some people are more American than other people? Is that what we’re arguing about right now?"

The remarks came after Trump started a firestorm of controversy Sunday when he tweeted that " 'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen" should "go back and fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."

The tweets appeared to be directed at Ocasio-Cortez and Reps. 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.), all of whom are U.S. citizens. Only Omar, who came to the U.S. as a refugee from Somalia, was born outside the U.S. The comments have widely been condemned by the Democratic Party as racist.

Fox News political analyst Jessica Tarlov compared the tweets to Trump’s promotion of the racist "birther" conspiracy theory that former President Obama was not born in the United States.

“The focus needs to be on the President of the United States of America using racist tropes against people of color in this country and that is why his approval rating can never get past a certain level,” Tarlov said on “America’s Newsroom.” “We keep going back to this: the Central Park Five, birtherism. It is unacceptable.”

Most Fox contributors and personalities stopped short of calling Trump's statements racist. Fox's Brit Hume tweeted that the president's attacks were "nativist, xenophobic, counterfactual and politically stupid."

“The Next Revolution” host Steve Hilton also blasted the remarks on Twitter, writing that the sentiment, “totally undermines legitimate arguments on patriotism, secure borders [and] immigration control” as well as Trump’s own signing of criminal justice reform legislation.

“you’re the President not Alf Garnett,” Hilton added, referencing the British sitcom character who served as the basis for “All in the Family”’s Archie Bunker.

anti-semitism is disgusting - obviously. so is all racism. and so is 'go home'@realDonaldTrump this totally undermines legitimate arguments on patriotism, secure borders, immigration control. not to mention your own record eg First Step Act



you're the President not Alf Garnett — steve hilton (@SteveHiltonx) July 15, 2019

Republicans largely have remained silent about Trump's comments since he first made them Sunday.

Some Senate Republicans, however, have spoken out, including Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who called on Trump to delete his tweet, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who said "there is no excuse for the president's spiteful comments," and Sen. Tim Scott Timothy (Tim) Eugene ScottAuthor Ryan Girdusky: RNC worked best when highlighting 'regular people' as opposed to 'standard Republicans' Now is the time to renew our focus on students and their futures GOP lobbyists pleasantly surprised by Republican convention MORE (R-S.C.), the only African American Republican in the Senate, who said Trump used “unacceptable” and “racially offensive” language in his remarks.

A number of Democrats, including 2020 White House hopefuls, have condemned Trump's tweets and his defense of the remarks "racist" and "un-American." Congressional Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing Cruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish MORE (D-N.Y.) and 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.) blasted Trump for his comments and condemned Republicans for their silence on the issue.