The Virginia state lawmaker who interrupted a speech by 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 this week wrote in a Friday op-ed that he did so because he could not "normalize" Trump's behavior.

Virginia Del. Ibraheem S. Samirah (D) wrote in The Atlantic that Trump's behavior and rhetoric amount to "dehumanization, and the normalization of that dehumanization."

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"Every time he is allowed to give a fancy speech and perform pomp and circumstance, we normalize his behavior for the nation," Samirah wrote, noting the president's comments about Baltimore and minority lawmakers.

He added that those who call for "decorum" should consider who that has traditionally benefited: "the white, wealthy, and comfortable."

"Let’s not conflate respect for good-faith discourse with respect for the comfort of an ethno-nationalist," he wrote. "We need to do what’s right for our communities instead of what is polite to the powerful."

Samirah interrupted Trump's Tuesday speech in Jamestown, Va., honoring the 400th anniversary of the first meeting of elected legislators in America.

"Mr. President, you cannot send us back. Virginia is our home," Samirah chanted, referencing a tweet by the president saying four minority congresswomen should "go back" where they came from.

He held a sign saying "go back to your corrupted home," "deport hate" and "reunite my family and all shattered by systemic discrimination."

After the incident, Samirah expressed sentiments similar to those in his op-ed on Twitter.

He wrote that he disrupted Trump's speech because "nobody's racism and bigotry should be excused for the sake of being polite."