Rep. 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.) dug in on her criticism of 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 Tuesday morning as he renewed calls for her and three other progressive nonwhite congresswomen to leave the U.S. rather than criticize it.

“Donald Trump has decided he does not want to be President of the United States. He does not want to be a President to those who disagree," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

"And he’d rather see most Americans leave than handle our nation’s enshrined tradition of dissent. But we don’t leave the things we love,” she added.

Donald Trump has decided he does not want to be President of the United States.



He does not want to be a President to those who disagree.



And he’d rather see most Americans leave than handle our nation’s enshrined tradition of dissent.



But we don’t leave the things we love. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 16, 2019

The back-and-forth between the president and Ocasio-Cortez comes after Trump sparked uproar for tweeting that four Democratic congresswomen of color should “go back” to their countries. The president said they should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."

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The tweet, widely thought to be aimed 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.), drew swift and fierce backlash from Democrats who called the remarks racist and xenophobic.

All four of the freshman congresswomen are U.S. citizens, and only Omar, who came to the U.S. as a refugee from Somalia, was born outside the U.S.

Trump has repeatedly stood firm on his remarks amid criticism, telling reporters Monday, “They can leave. And you know what? I’m sure that there will be many people that won’t miss them."

On Tuesday morning, Trump reiterated that the four lawmakers could "leave" if they were unhappy in the U.S.

“If you hate our Country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave!” he tweeted.

Our Country is Free, Beautiful and Very Successful. If you hate our Country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2019

The four congresswomen held a press conference Monday afternoon blasting the remarks; hours after, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced the lower chamber will vote on a resolution condemning them.

The vote on the resolution is expected on Tuesday.